5-month-old staying with relatives is killed by 130-pound dog, Florida cops say
The discovery was made around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, in the 1700 block of Carolina Avenue in Ormond Beach, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said in a July 31 news release.
Details of how the dog killed the 5-month-old boy were not released.
'It was reported the infant, who was in the care of family members while his parents were out, was found injured in a bedroom with the dog next to him,' the sheriff's office said.
'The infant's parents returned during the call and rushed the baby to the hospital. Despite efforts to save his life, he succumbed to his injuries.'
Volusia County Animal Services confiscated the dog, which was described as a 'Great Dane and husky mix weighing 130 pounds.'
Investigators did not report who owns the dog or how it got into the room with the child.
The incident remains under investigation, officials said.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports an average of 370,000 people are treated annually at emergency rooms for dog bites and 'an average of 16 fatalities occur.'
'Children are highly vulnerable to dog bites and make up a large percentage of dog bite victims,' the CDC reports.
Ormond Beach is about a 60-mile drive northeast from Orlando.
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