A pair of German shepherds killed their 91-year old female owner in Chehalis.
Dogs Kill Owner
Chehalis, WA - On Friday, the Lewis County Sheriff's Office issued a press release about a fatal dog mauling. On September 25, around 2:30 pm, deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of River Road for a report of a dog bite. "When they arrived, they discovered the victim had been attacked by two of her own German Shepherds, resulting in major trauma to both of her lower arms," states the release. The attack occurred inside the residence. She died during the Life Flight.
Press Release: River Road Dog attackDeputies are investigating a dog attack which occurred inside a residence in the 400 block of River Road in Chehalis on Wednesday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m., aid personnel and deputies were dispatched to a dog bite of a 91-year-old female. When they arrived, they discovered the victim had been attacked by two of her own German Shepherds, resulting in major trauma to both of her lower arms. The victim was transported by aid personnel to the Adna High School to meet Life Flight, and later passed away on the flight to the hospital.
The following day deputies met with the co-owner of the two involved dogs who voluntarily turned the dogs over to law enforcement to be euthanized.
Anyone having possible information about the incident is encouraged to call the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office at (360) 748-9286, or Lewis County Communications at (360) 740-1105. - Lewis County Sheriff's Office, September 27, 2024
There are not many homes in the 400 block of River Road. There is one, however, where a 91-year old woman resides. In 2007, she survived flooding waters inside her Chehalis River property. At that time, she was an American Kennel Club judge and breeder of American Foxhounds. Some of her dogs were swept away. The flooding event occurred on December 3, 2007. The title of the final report is, "INCIDENT: The River Explodes Sending A 18-Foot Wall Of Water Through West Lewis County."
This same woman came under scrutiny in 2012, when more than 60 foxhounds were seized from her property. Many of the dogs were wading in water, feces and urine, reports The Chronicle. "A search warrant for [the] property, on the 400 block of River Road outside of Doty, was granted after she refused to allow investigators to enter the building on her property where the dogs were housed, according to the release." The woman admitted to investigators that her place was "out of control."
There could be another 91-year old woman living in the 400 block of River Road. But we could not find one in our online searches of voterrecords.com. Even if we are wrong, we inadvertently stumbled upon an interesting story of a breeder-turned-hoarder who survived a cataclysmic flooding event!
A pair of German shepherds killed their 91-year old female owner in Chehalis.
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Poor lady she lives to her nineties and died by her gs dogs.I wonder why she pick such a large dog .her body and age.she doesn’t have the will power to do so.if it was her dogs.