Category Archives: Dog Bite Fatalities

A collection of blog posts from the DogsBite.org Blog documenting all U.S. dog bite fatalities in real time, beginning in 2007 through present day. Tags separate specific year sets.

2019 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Killed by Pack of Dogs in Grenada County, Mississippi

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Dianne Reves, 70, was mauled to death by a pack of loose dogs in her backyard. Fatal Pack Attack Grenada County, MS - A woman is dead after being attacked by a pack of dogs, the Grenada County Sheriff’s Department said Friday. Sheriff Alton Strider identified the victim as 70-year old Dianne Reves, who was discovered Thursday afternoon by a neighbor in the 1600 block of Carpenter Road. Sheriff's deputies responded to the area at 3:30 pm. Investigators described her injuries… [Read full blog post]

2018 Fatal Dog Attack Breed Identification Photographs

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Nonprofit Obtained 50% of all Breed ID Photographs in 2018Photographs of six fatally attacking dogs in 2018 obtained from multiple sources.Jump down to view all 2018 breed identification photographs or read our analysis first.DogsBite.org - In 2013, we began the tradition of publishing breed identification photographs of fatally attacking dogs when available through news reports, social media websites and law enforcement agencies. Of the 36 recorded U.S. dog bite-… [Read full blog post]

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers Kill Grandmother, Injure Two Grandchildren, One Critically, in Robeson County

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The Pack of Rottweilers Belonged to the Grandmother's BrotherRottweilers kill grandmother and seriously injure two children in Robeson County. Child Suffers Amputation UPDATE 12/18/18: A GoFundMe page created for the Currier family provides updates on the two children who were injured by four rottweilers earlier this month. On December 10, as their grandmother, 73-year-old Esta Currier, escorted the two children home from the bus stop, four rottweilers belonging t… [Read full blog post]

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Fatally Attacks Newborn in Crib in Citrus County, Florida

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The Citrus County Sheriff's Office released a photo of the fatally attacking pit bull. Pit Bull Kills Newborn Dunnellon, FL - A 5-day old infant is dead after a family pit bull attacked the newborn while lying in her crib. The attack happened on West Ranchetta Street in Dunnellon at about 12:20 am Sunday. Citrus County Sheriff’s deputies arrived to a family member performing CPR on the newborn. A deputy proceeded to take over by performing chest compressions. The infant at t… [Read full blog post]

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Wheelchair Bound Woman Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull in Michigan

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Sharon Lee Daniels, 77, was found dead after being mauled to death by a family pit bull. Family Pit Bull Kills Big Prairie Township, MI - A 77-year old woman is dead after being attacked by a family pit bull, according to Michigan State Police. State troopers discovered Sharon Lee Daniels unresponsive in her Big Prairie Township home about 7:00 pm Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say Daniels, who is disabled and confined to a wheelchair, was alone wi… [Read full blog post]

2018 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Dog Kills 19-Month Old Toddler in Pennsylvania

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Nora Sharp, 19-months old, died after being mauled to death her family's bullmastiff.Child Identified UPDATE 11/06/18: The York County Coroner's Office identified the 19-month old child who was killed by a family dog Sunday night. Nora Sharp was declared dead at 11:03 pm on November 4. The attack occurred at her home in the 500 block of El Dorado Drive about 10:15 pm. She was transported to York Hospital for emergency treatment, but she did not survive. The child died of "mult… [Read full blog post]