Posted on June 21, 2021 by Colleen Lynn

2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Woman Dog Sitting Pit Bulls Found Dead in Osage County; Dog Attack Confirmed by Coroner

Rebecca McCurdy, 28-years old, was attacked and killed by two pit bulls in Osage County.

Cause of Death
UPDATE 06/26/21: On Friday, investigator Rex Wikel released more information about the fatal pit bull mauling of 28-year old Rebecca McCurdy. She had been house sitting a home with multiple pit bulls when she was discovered dead by deputies. The state medical examiner also released a preliminary report confirming that she died as a result of a dog attack. There were no security cameras in the home so the time of the attack and circumstances are unknown, Wikel said.

Regarding rumors on social media, Wikel said they found no evidence the dogs were trained to fight or that there had been previous acts of aggression. "I've seen some of the comments that they are fighting dogs and so on and so forth," Wikel said. "There is no reports or instance so far that shows any other incident other than this one involving these dogs or this owner." The owner has agreed to sign over the dogs to be destroyed. At least two pit bulls were involved in the attack.

06/21/21: Woman Found Dead Near Skiatook
Osage County, OK - On June 19, a woman was found dead after a suspected dog attack. Deputies were dispatched to a home near Skiatook to carry out a welfare check on 28-year old Rebecca McCurdy. She had reportedly been house sitting and watching the homeowner's dogs. When deputies arrived, they found McCurdy deceased in the garage. Evidence observed at the scene "indicates Rebecca was the victim of a dog attack," the sheriff's office said in a release.

"The homeowner claimed he raised pit bull dogs for hobby/sale," the Sheriff's Office said. "There were several pit bull dogs caged in the garage. One of the dog cages was toppled over and there were many signs of a dog attack visible," the release said. Osage County Sheriff's Office investigators are waiting on results from the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office. The pit bulls suspected in the attack were taken into custody, reports the Pawhuska Journal-Capital.

Dog Sitting Deaths

Earlier this year in North Carolina, a 7-year old girl was killed and her mother was critically injured while caring for their neighbor's two rescue pit bulls. Since the attack, the dogs' owners, Joseph and Amanda White, continue to try to get their dogs returned to them. In 2019, in Michigan, a pit bull that a mother had agreed to dog sit at her home, suddenly "detonated" like a bomb, killing her 4-year old son. The mother had only been dog sitting the pit bull, "Bolo," for less than one day.

Uncommon Age Group

Only 21 individuals, ages 19 to 29, were killed by dogs between 2005 and 2020. Pit bulls were responsible for 90% (19 of 21) of these deaths. The majority of cases, 58%, involved two or more pit bulls attacking. Though this age group only makes up about 4% of dog bite fatalities recorded during the 16-year period, pit bulls are disproportionately involved in them. A rottweiler and a Dogo argentino carried out the other two fatal attacks. In both cases, a single dog killed its owner.

View the DogsBite.org Google Map: Oklahoma Fatal Pit Bull Maulings.

Baseline reporting requirements:
Law enforcement departments across the United States should release consistent "baseline" information to the media and the public after each fatal dog mauling, including these items.

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Colleen Lynn

2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy, 7, Killed by Dogs in Marion County, South Carolina

Shamar Jackson, 7-years old, was killed by a pack of loose dogs in Marion County.

Dog Owner Charged
UPDATE 06/29/21: On Monday, a man was charged with felony manslaughter in connection to the dog mauling death of a 7-year old boy on June 13. Lorenzo Cardenas, 41, of Marion, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and owning a dangerous animal that attacks and injures a human. Shamar Jackson was attacked and killed by up to six dogs belonging to Cardenas as he tried to escape them. Shamar's two older brothers, who were with him at the time, were able to escape.

One day after the attack, Marion Animal Control took six dogs into custody from Cardenas' home. One of these dogs has since managed to escape the shelter. It is unknown if it will be located by authorities. Cardenas was booked at the Marion County Detention Center. A bond hearing is scheduled for Wednesday and requires an interpreter, as Cardenas said he does not understand English well. Cardenas faces up to 5 years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

06/14/21: Family Helped by Community
A funeral for Shamar Jackson was held on June 24. The funeral was paid for by a fund set up by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, as well as contributions from NFL player Darius Leonard and an anonymous donor. The Reverend Raymond Johnson, who was affected by the tragedy, raised money for the family to send them on vacation. "We’re going to send this family and their children and all the other people who were with them that night to Walt Disneyland," Johnson told WBTW.

Johnson said the family will travel in a fully-stocked motorhome. They will also attend a Clemson game and a Carolina Panthers game, reports WBTW. The boy's father, Carnell Jackson, was thankful for everything the community had done. "I did not know that when I went to work that day, I would come home and my son would be gone," he said. Carnell also wants justice for his son. "Whoever lives in that house should be charged," he said. "I will not stop until they get charged."

On June 13, Carnell's youngest son was mauled to death by one or more loose dogs. Shamar and his two older brothers had gone outside to search for their pet chihuahua, named Remi, when five dogs confronted them. One of his brothers escaped by jumping a fence. Shamar climbed the fence too, but fell backward. One of the dogs "just dragged him back. And ripped all of his clothes off of his body. You know, mauled him," Carnell said. Police continue to investigate his death.

Reverend Johnson is also harnessing his team of attorneys to try to get the family compensated. All of this support for Carnell's family -- the Marion County Sheriff's Office setting up the funeral fund, an NFL player and private donors stepping in, the Reverend Johnson sending the family on vacation, as well as providing the family legal assistance -- truly is miraculous. Carnell said his son's favorite scripture was Psalm 23. "He lives by that scripture, and I teach in it," Carnell said.

06/14/21: Dogs Kill 7-Year Old Boy
Marion County, SC - A 7-year old boy is dead after being attacked by dogs. The attack occurred at the intersection of Wilbur and Cleo Roads just after 10:00 pm Sunday. The child's father, Carnell Jackson, had prayed that his son Shamar Jackson would live. “I was just like, 'Lord just let him live, breathe into his lungs, but he had lost a lot of blood," Carnell said. Shamar and his brother had gone out to find their chihuahua, named Remi, when they were confronted by five dogs.

Shamar's older brother, Aiden, was able to escape by jumping over a fence, Carnell said. Shamar, being smaller, had tried to climb the fence, but fell backwards. "One of the dogs came down here and ran to that side and just dragged him back. And ripped all of his clothes off of his body. You know, mauled him," Carnell said. WBTW camera crews captured police and animal control at the scene Monday afternoon, where they seized all of the dogs from a property on Cleo Road.

Police issued a release earlier today: "The Marion County Sheriff's Office along with the coroner and animal control are investigating the death of a 7 year old boy in the Wilbur Road area of Marion last night. The SLED crime scene unit was called in to assist. It appears the small child was mauled by dog(s) while walking in his neighborhood with his brother who was able to escape. The investigation continues and we are actively seeking the dogs and their possible owner."

Evening Updates

The boy's heartbroken father appeared in several evening segments, including WBFM. Neighbors told media outlets the dogs suspected in the attack had gotten out multiple times in the past and have intimidated neighbors in their yard. Carnell said there are holes in the owner's fence-line and that on one side, there are no signs. "How you going to warn somebody?" he asked. "If you know the dog bite and you got children out here, keep the dogs up or get rid of them,” Carnell said.

The child's uncle, Anthony Parsley, also spoke to media outlets. "I’m hurt. I want to cry but I can’t cry anymore," he said. Parsley said the owners of the dogs had not even apologized or offered condolences to the family. Earlier reports called all five dogs mixed-breed adult dogs, though a younger dog is also seen in the footage. It appears authorities may be obtaining DNA samples from the dogs. However, the dogs were not seized until many hours after the fatal attack.

Two brown dogs are seen in the WYFF footage, where authorities are seizing the animals.

Photos published at the boy's funeral showed the Jackson family had a history of chaining pit bulls on their property with heavy logging chains. But those weren't the dogs that killed him.

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Colleen Lynn

2021 Dog Bite Fatality: Child Dies After Falling from Window, Mauled by Pit Bulls, in Elizabeth, New Jersey

A 3-year old boy is dead after falling from a window and being mauled by pit bulls.

Joint News Release
Elizabeth, NJ - On June 10, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Police Director Earl Graves issued a joint announcement about the death of a young child. Authorities are investigating the circumstances behind an incident where a 3-year old child fell from a rear window on the second story of a home and was subsequently attacked by dogs belonging to the child's family in the fenced-in backyard of the family's home.

Elizabeth police officers were dispatched to a multi-family home in the 400 block of South 5th Street shortly after 5:25 pm Wednesday. They discovered the 3-year old child had sustained serious injuries. The child was transported to Trinitas Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just after 6:30 pm. A local animal control organization responded to the scene and secured the dogs, described as two pit bulls. The dogs are being held in quarantine.

RLS Media spoke to residents in the neighborhood. According to a preliminary investigation, the child fell 15 feet from the back window of a two-story home, where he sustained a neck injury. While on the ground, residents told RLS Media that two aggressive pit bulls began to tear at several parts of the boy's body, including his lower extremities. Police secured the scene and tried to save the boy before he was rushed to Trinitas Hospital, where he died shortly thereafter.

Earlier this year, a 3-year old boy and his mother were attacked by two roaming pit bulls in Carteret. The boy suffered "total evisceration" injuries. He was airlifted to a trauma center, where he later died. The mother was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Arriving police officers shot and killed both dogs. The dogs had escaped their home on Birch Street, one street over. Relatives said the dogs "dug their way" into the backyard of the child's home. No charges were ever filed.

In 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky, a 3-year old boy climbed out of a rear window of his home during the overnight hours and was mauled to death by his family's two rottweilers. Similar cases have occurred over the years, typically involving pit bulls and rottweilers and young male children. Some cases result in criminal charges, such as after the death of 2-year old Samuel Zamudio in 2013, and other cases do not. As of Thursday, no charges have been filed in the Elizabeth case.

WABC reports that neighbors say the canines were known to be vicious and the yard where the mauling happened is "full of feces, motorcycles and debris." Neighbor Maria Rocha said she witnessed the mother trying to pull the dogs off the child. "I didn't sleep all night," Rocha said. "My heart is broken." Rocha is also horrified the boy suffered an agonizing death. "I just hope that he didn't suffer, you know what I mean?" Rocha said. "I hope he didn't suffer, that it was quick."

NBC New York captured the rear window on the second story of the child's home.

WABC-TV captured footage of the second-story window with with a hole torn in the screen.

The boy fell from a second-story window into a cluttered backyard with two family pit bulls.

Less than two months before her child fell out of a window and was mauled by her own vicious pit bulls, this young mother had a foreshadowing…ALERT to social services in New Jersey.

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Colleen Lynn

2020 U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - DogsBite.org

Fatal Dog Attack Statistics
DogsBite.org recorded 46 fatal dog attacks in 2020. Pit bulls contributed to 72% (33) of these deaths, over 16 times higher than any other dog breed. During this pandemic year, media reports of fatal dog maulings fell by 45%. In response, our nonprofit sent out 30 FOIAs to various offices and uncovered 6 unreported deaths in 2020. The last time the CDC collected breed data about dogs involved in fatal human attacks was 1998. Pit bulls have killed over 440 Americans since.

46 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities occurred in 2020. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 900 U.S. cities, pit bulls contributed to 72% (33) of these deaths. Pit bulls make up about 6.2% of the total U.S. dog population.
During the 16-year period of 2005 to 2020, canines killed 568 Americans. Two dog breeds, pit bulls (380) and rottweilers (51), contributed to 76% (431) of these deaths. 37 different dog breeds were involved in the remaining fatal dog maulings.
In 2020, the combination of pit bulls (33), additional bull breeds (4) and mastiff-type guard dogs and war dogs (3) -- the types used to create "baiting" bull breeds and fighting breeds -- accounted for 87% (40) of all dog bite-related deaths.
See full report: 2020 U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - DogsBite.org
News release: Nonprofit Releases 2020 Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - Attacks by Bull Breeds Increase and Trends from the 16 Year Data Set

This year's release includes statistics from our 16 year data set. From Jan. 1, 2005 to Dec. 31, 2020, canines killed 568 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 67% (380) of these deaths. Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers (51) contributed to 76% (431) of attacks resulting in death. When mastiff-type guard dogs and war dogs are added -- the types used to create "baiting" bull breeds and fighting breeds -- this small group of dog breeds accounts for 84% (477) of all dog bite-related deaths. In discussion notes, we examine 2020 trends. Over the summer and fall months we hope to update the combined year study to include the 16 year data set.

Data Collection Method: How We Collect U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Data

Discussion Notes

DogsBite.org - During 2020, new trends arose, including a rise of reported fatal dog attacks without breed data -- despite many of these dogs being taken into custody -- and a rise of unreported fatal dog attacks. Bull breed attacks surged in 2020, as did multi-victim attacks (a new tracking category) and adult males killed by dogs. Multi-dog attacks involving 2 or more dogs fell in 2020, but fatal pack attacks involving 4 or more dogs increased, despite Covid-19 lockdowns.

A single year of dog bite fatalities may or may not indicate new trends. This is in addition to the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced behavior changes upon many Americans. Given the small number of fatal dog maulings in any single year, it's unknown which parts of our 2020 data, if any, can be seen as a reflection of Covid-19. One would expect to see a rise in family dog attacks and a reduction in off-property attacks -- both aspects did occur in 2020, but without any significance.

Unreported Deaths and Breeds

Our nonprofit uncovered 6 fully or initially unreported dog bite fatalities that occurred in 2020. For each of these deaths, we also confirmed the breed of dog involved. Along with discovering 6 deaths with breed data, we obtained breed data in 4 other deaths (case count=10). Of media reported deaths, 5 cases had "total" unreleased breed data. Thus, there was a total of 15 deaths, 33% of all deaths, that otherwise would not have breed data had we not followed up with FOIAs.

Given the high number of fatal dog attacks with no breed data in 2020, we analyzed the characteristics of them (case count=9) to see if there were commonalities. There were, primarily, adult females killed in pack attacks. We also examined the characteristics of unreported fatal attacks from 2005 to 2020 (case count=18) that we have uncovered in FOIAs over the last decade. There were commonalities in this data too, including all deaths involving bull breeds.

Characteristics of Reported Fatal Attacks with No Breed Data in 2020

Total case count = 9
The most likely fatal dog attack with no breed data reported in 2020 involved a female ≥ 36 years old killed by a pack of 4 or more dogs (6 of 9 cases), likely involving pit bulls, and largely occurred in the Southern United States in a rural area.
Of the 6 fatal pack attacks, 100% of victims were females ≥ 36 years old and after research and FOIA requests, 50% of these cases (3 of 6) involved pit bulls. Most attacks occurred in the Southern United States, 67% (4 of 6), and in rural areas, 67%.
The 3 other cases include: 1 infant killed by a dog in military housing in Hawaii, 1 teenager killed by 2 or more dogs in rural Kentucky and 1 senior citizen killed by a family pit bull in Florida whose owner had four adult pit bulls in the household and nine pit bull puppies.
Of the 568 people killed by dogs since 2005, only 15% involved a pack of 4 or more dogs. Under the conditions of this small subset, pack attacks weighed in at 67%.

Characteristics of Unreported Fatal Dog Attacks (2005 to 2020)

Total case count = 18
The most likely unreported fatal dog attack from 2005 to 2020 is an adult ≥ 40 years old killed by a single or pair of family pit bulls in a city area in an anti-BSL state (a state with a preemption law prohibiting local governments from enacting breed-specific laws).
78% (14 of 18) of victims were ≥ 40 years old. 83% (15) of cases involved pit bulls, and of that 73% (11 of 15) involved a single or pair of family pit bulls attacking.
83% of attacks occurred in a city area (15 of 18) and 67% (12) occurred in anti-BSL states, primarily, California, Florida, Nevada and Texas in our data set (12 of 18).
94% (17) of cases involved 1 or 2 dogs; 89% of cases occurred on the owner's property; and there was a slight predominance of male victims, 56%.

Despite the strange pandemic year of 2020, for over a decade our FOIAs have consistently revealed that pit bull breeds are the most likely to be involved in unreported lethal attacks. These 18 unreported deaths include: pit bulls (involved in 15 deaths), American bulldogs (3) and a bull terrier (1).1 Only two other breeds participated in these attacks, 1 mixed-breed and 1 shepherd-mix. Our data set contains little evidence that fatal attacks by other breeds are going undetected.

Non-Bull Breed Deaths in 2020

2020 marks a year when so many different bull breeds inflicted a fatal attack that we had to use different language in our statistics. "In 2020, the combination of pit bulls (33), additional bull breeds (4)" and "When breed was known, only 3 deaths did not involve bull breed or mastiff-type dogs." Those 3 deaths included a single German shepherd (attributed to 2 deaths) and a single Belgian malinois (1 death). All other deaths involved pit bull breeds and mastiff-type dogs.

These breeds include: pit bulls (involved in 33 deaths), American bulldogs (involved in 2 deaths), mastiff/bullmastiff (involved in 2 deaths), American bully-mix (involved in 1 death), a bull terrier (involved in 1 death) and a cane corso-pit bull mix (involved in 1 death). When breed was known, every single adult victim ≥ 25 years old (24 cases) was killed by one of these pit bull breeds or mastiff-type dogs. During 2020, there were no recorded rottweiler-inflicted dog bite fatalities.

New Tracking Categories

In 2020, we officially began tracking multi-victim fatal dog attacks. 15% (7) of fatal dog attacks involved the dog(s) injuring additional people at the scene. In this category, 71% (5 of 7) of attacks involved injuring 2 or more people beyond the person killed; 86% (6) of attacks required these victims to be treated at a hospital; and 100% of these attacks were carried out by pit bulls (7), of which 86% involved a single or pair of family pit bulls attacking household members.

86% (6 of 7) of attacks resulted in multiple adult victims, ≥ 19 years old; and 1 attack involved 2 adults severely injured while protecting a baby.

In 2020, we also began tracking deviant/habitual behaviors, largely using criteria from Barnes and Boat, 2006 (repeated animal control violations, aggressive crimes, drugs, alcohol, domestic violence, crimes involving children and firearms), and when an "argument" preceded a fatal attack. Notably, over half of the multi-victim attacks, 57% (4 of 7), fell into this category. Overall, 20% (9 of 46) of dog bite fatalities in 2020 fell into this new category. All 9 cases involved pit bulls.

Unlike Barnes and Boat, who examined dog owners within one county in Ohio by primarily accessing databases, there are no national databases. These areas are rarely mentioned in news reports either, unless police release details like, "fourth call to this home in the past five years." So, we have to strongly suspect this deviant behavior, as we did in the case of Benjamin Spence, who has a significant rap sheet. It's far from a perfect system, but the data is too important to ignore.

Rise of Male Deaths in 2020

Since 2018, we have been tracking the increase of adult females ≥ 30 years old killed by dogs, primarily pit bulls. In 2020, we saw a rise in adult males killed by pit bulls. All males ≥ 25 years old killed by dogs in 2020 (12 deaths) were killed by pit bulls, except for 70-year old Frederick Shew, who was killed by his known aggressive mastiff, named "Thor." In fact, 3 male victims, ages 25, 26 and 27 -- all rare ages in fatal dog maulings -- were fatally attacked by pit bulls in 2020.

Stunningly, two of those deaths resulted in the rarest of all criminal charges -- second-degree murder charges for using the dog as a dangerous weapon. This type of charge is so rare, we only know of one other case, the death of Angela "Dolly" Kaplan in 1992. Jeffrey Mann was convicted of murder for holding Kaplan down while his pit bull inflicted over 100 bites to her. In 2018, we wrote to the Ohio Parole Board to ensure Mann stayed in prison. His parole was again denied.

In November, Benjamin Spence was charged with second-degree murder after ordering his pit bulls to attack 26-year old Curtis Wickham. Spence was also charged with assault with a deadly weapon after he threw a TV set at Wickham, nearly hitting his head, while Wickham lay dying on the ground from injuries inflicted by Spence's three pit bulls. Court records show that the plea cut off date for Spence is September 9, 2021. A jury trial is scheduled for October 11, 2021.

Multi-Dog Attacks Fall

Attacks inflicted by multiple dogs fell in 2020 to 43% (20), dropping below the 15-year average of 47%. Multi-dog attacks involving 2 or more pit bulls accounted for 70% (14 of 20) of these attacks. Attacks inflicted by single dogs accounted for 57% (26) of all dog bite fatalities. Notably, pack attacks involving 4 or more dogs accounted for 17% of all deaths, which is slightly above the 15-year average of 14.6%. Despite Covid-19 restrictions, fatal pack attacks did not diminish in 2020.2

The chart depicting 16 years of multi-dog fatal attacks shows a steep plunge in 2018. There may be no rhyme or reason. However, given what is now known about unreported fatalities, there could be undetected fatalities during 2018 and 2020 involving a pair of family pit bulls. We did discover one of those cases already, the death of elderly "Coco" in Florida. Those two family pit bulls viciously attacked three adult family members, hospitalizing all three. Coco did not survive.

Summary

Overall, dog bite fatalities during 2020 were highly dominated by bull breeds and mastiff-type dogs. When breed was known, only 3 deaths tracked did not involve these breeds. Reported fatal dog attacks lacking breed data and unreported fatal dog attacks also characterized the year. Thus far in 2021, the underreporting of fatal dog maulings is also occurring. Reported fatalities are down by 38% this year (Jan 1-May 25, 2021) compared to pre-Covid 2019 (Jan 1-May 25, 2019).

This year, due to the growing number of unreported dog bite fatalities our nonprofit has obtained through FOIAs over the last decade, we were able to identify common characteristics among them. The most likely unreported fatal dog attack from 2005 to 2020 is an adult ≥ 40 years old killed by a single or pair of family pit bulls in a city area in an anti-BSL state, primarily California, Florida, Nevada and Texas in our data set. There was also a slight predominance of male victims.

One can consider these characteristics when reviewing the missing adult cases in the 50-69 age groups we discovered in CDC Wonder database.

Despite adult victims leading fatal dog attacks in our multi-year data set, CDC Wonder data shows that many more adult deaths are undetected by the media. CDC data shows 151 deaths in the 50-69 age groups from 2005 through 2019. Our data shows 96 deaths in this same period. The 70 and older age groups also show more deaths in CDC data (124 v. 91). However, some elderly deaths in CDC data are "struck by dog" deaths, which would be excluded from our data set.3

Download: Comparing 15 Year Data Sets - DogsBite.org Data and CDC Wonder Data

Additional Annual and Combined Year Statistical Graphics (2005 to 2020)

Data Collection Method: How We Collect U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Data

FOIA Requests: Offices we sent FOIAs to during 2020 to uncover unreported fatal dog attacks or to gain additional records about reported deaths: Amarillo Police Department, Texas - North Alamogordo Police Department, New Mexico - Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, Florida - Country Club Hills Police Department, Illinois - District Nine Medical Examiner’s Office, Florida - Eagle Point Police Department, Oregon - Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office, Florida - Jackson County Coroner’s Office, Oregon - Jefferson-Davis Sheriff's Department, Louisiana - Justice of the Peace, Lumberton, Texas - Kentucky State Police - Little River County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas - Loudon County Animal Services, Virginia - Lumberton Police Department, Texas - Lyons Georgia Animal Control, Georgia - Lyons Police Department, Georgia - Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office, Arizona - Miami-Dade Animal Services, Florida - Multnomah County Animal Services, Oregon - Oviedo Police Department, Florida - Pima County Animal Care Center, Arizona - Pima County Medical Examiner's Office, Arizona - Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner Office, California - Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, California - Seiver County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas - Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, Florida - Stockton Animal Services, California - Temecula Animal Control Services, California - Washington County Sheriff's Office, Florida - Washington County Animal Control, Florida.

1Three of these 18 attacks involved multiple dog breeds, thus creating a death count total of 21 rather than 18.
2As we were preparing this report, the 24th Navajo Nation Council issued a release on May 27, 2021 saying that three people were killed by dogs on the Nation over the last year. This data has not yet been added to our 16 year data set, nor do we currently know the dates or details of those fatal attacks. However, all three attacks were likely pack attacks. Meaning that the occurrence of fatal pack attacks during the pandemic was even more pronounced.
3We have recorded 8 "struck by dogs" deaths since 2005, which are not included in our data set.

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