Child seriously injured in Eastover dog attack
Sheriff’s records said the child suffered severe lacerations after approaching a chained dog during a backyard gathering.
Incident summary
Richland County deputies were called to Vanboklen Street in Eastover after a child suffered severe lacerations in a dog attack. Because EMS was nearly 30 minutes away, authorities directed the grandparents toward McEntire Joint Air Force Base to meet EMS sooner. Deputies were told the child approached a chained dog during a backyard gathering. Another person kicked and hit the dog to make it release the child and sustained a hand injury but declined further care.
Richland County Animal Control was contacted to collect dogs from the property. No citation, criminal charge or dangerous-dog determination was reported in the source reviewed.
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WIS, citing Richland County Sheriff’s Department documents, reported that a child suffered severe lacerations after approaching a chained dog identified in the documents as a pit bull. Grandparents transported the child toward EMS because of the response delay.
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