Onslow County boy, 8, killed by family dogs
Sheriff’s officials said the child suffered fatal neck bite injuries while he and a sibling were letting the family dogs outside.
Incident summary
Onslow County deputies responded to a Harris Creek Road residence after a report of a dog attacking a child. Deputies found an 8-year-old boy with bite injuries to the neck. EMS provided life-saving treatment and transported him to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, where he died shortly after arrival. Investigators said the child and a sibling had been letting the family dogs outside when the attack occurred.
The case remained under investigation in the reporting reviewed. The dogs were taken and quarantined by animal control.
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Local reporting citing the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office said deputies found an 8-year-old boy with neck bite wounds after an attack by family dogs; he died shortly after transport to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune.
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