TO MEET WITH THE POLISH PRESIDENT – AND VISIT U-S TROOPS WHORE A STATION ED THERE IN CASE OF A RUSSIAN ATTACK. AT THE WHITE HOUSE, I’M AIXA DIAZ. ALL NEW THIS MORNING … TWO DOG ATTACKS … SPANNING BOTH OUR STATES THIS MORNING … ONE . .. LEAVING A BABY DEAD … THE OTHER … LEAVING A WOMAN … *VERY *SERIOUSLY HU. RT IN AUGUSTA … OFFICIALS SAY A 7- MONTH-OLD GIRL IS DEAD … KILLEDY BHER FAMILY DOG. COLUMBIA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY SERENITY GARNETT … AND R HE GRANDMOTHER … WER*BO -TH HURT IN THE ATTACK … BUT THAT SERENITY DID NOT MAKE . IT NEAR GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA … A MOTHER … IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION … AFTER HER FAMILY SAYS SHE WAS ATTACKED BY THREE DOGS MONDAY MORNING. ACCORDING TO KYLEEN WALTMAN’S FAMILY … SHE ‘S ALREADY LOST BOTH OF HER ARMS … AND THE DOCTORS PLAN TO AMPUTATE ONE OF HER LEGS. “SHE WAS WALKING HOME ON BL AL DIRT ROAD AND SHE GOT TO A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS, DOGS AND THE DOGS HAD ATTACD KE HER, AND NOW SHE’S FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE IN THE HOSPITAL. THEY HAD TO TA KE THBO HER ARMS OFF. SNIFF
Sheriff: 7-month-old baby in Georgia attacked, killed by family dog
A seven-month-old infant died Tuesday in Georgia after being attacked by a family dog.
MARTINEZ, Ga. (AP) — A seven-month-old infant died Tuesday after being attacked by a family dog in suburban Augusta.The attack happened around noon at a home in the City of Martinez, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said.TRENDING STORIESHealth officials issue warning following Chicken Pox outbreaks in South CarolinaSavannah Police: Arrests down as St. Patrick’s Day festival returnsMassive Georgia Drug Bust: Police serving arrest warrants seize 500-plus pounds of drugsThe infant, Serenity Garnett, was being watched by her great-grandmother when the American Bulldog Great Pyrenees mix attacked them, news outlets reported. Both the child and the woman were taken to AU Medical Center for treatment.Columbia County Deputy Coroner Martha Lappe said the child died from her injuries, WJBF-TV reported.The great-grandmother’s injuries were not life-threatening, sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris said.What exactly happened to trigger the attack remains under investigation, he said.Neighbors told the television station that the dog appeared hard to control. “She didn’t have the strength to deal with that dog,” Stephen Fox said of the woman with the infant. “ … When he got out occasionally it was very hard to get back.”A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said the dog was quarantined for rabies testing, but that there was no immediate infectious disease concern.Below video: Your Wednesday headlines
MARTINEZ, Ga. (AP) — A seven-month-old infant died Tuesday after being attacked by a family dog in suburban Augusta.
The attack happened around noon at a home in the City of Martinez, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said.
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The infant, Serenity Garnett, was being watched by her great-grandmother when the American Bulldog Great Pyrenees mix attacked them, news outlets reported. Both the child and the woman were taken to AU Medical Center for treatment.
Columbia County Deputy Coroner Martha Lappe said the child died from her injuries, WJBF-TV reported.
The great-grandmother’s injuries were not life-threatening, sheriff’s Maj. Steve Morris said.
What exactly happened to trigger the attack remains under investigation, he said.
Neighbors told the television station that the dog appeared hard to control.
“She didn’t have the strength to deal with that dog,” Stephen Fox said of the woman with the infant. “ … When he got out occasionally it was very hard to get back.”
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said the dog was quarantined for rabies testing, but that there was no immediate infectious disease concern.
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