Tuesday, July 1, 2014

2014 - JUN - Animal Attacks




2014-06-30 - Fisher cat attacks and injures boy in Rehoboth (Massachusetts):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25917909/boy-12-attacked-by-wild-animal-in-rehoboth
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/07/01/mystery-wild-animal-bites-12-year-old-in-rehoboth/
http://www.abc6.com/story/25919800/fisher-cat-attacks-12-year-old-boy

2014-06-30 - Pack of wild dogs kills pet dog in Saginaw (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2014/07/loose_pack_of_dogs_roaming_sag.html

2014-06-29 - Jellyfish sting people at beaches in Volusia County (Florida):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140630-44340-USA

Quote: "'We have an abundance of jellyfish out there,' said Deputy Chief Scott Petersohn, of Volusia County Beach Safety and Ocean Rescue."

2014-06-29 - Dog bites 5-year-old boy on the face in Scottsdale (Arizona):
http://www.kpho.com/story/25899196/scottsdale-boy-5-bitten-in-face-by-pit-bull

2014-06-28 - Pit bull attacks cop near the Conodoguinet Creek in North Middleton Township (Pennsylvania), dog shot dead:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/06/pit_bull_shot_killed_after_att.html

2014-06-28 - Dog charges off-duty cop at campground in Bonita (California), dog shot:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jun/28/officer-shoots-charging-dog-bonita-camp/

2014-06-27 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills horse and her colt in Socorro (New Mexico):
http://www.koat.com/news/swarm-of-bees-kills-socorro-horse-colt/26696546
http://horsetalk.co.nz/2014/06/28/mare-foal-die-attack-bee-swarm/

Quote: "First responders said the horse would not leave her colt's side during the whole ordeal."

2014-06-26 - Stray dog enters home, attacks and injures 9-year-old girl, in McLoud (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/girl-recovers-after-vicious-dog-attack-in-her-home/26685780
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/stray-dog-attacks-9-year-old-mcloud-girl-in-her-home

2014-06-26 - Tiger snatches man off boat and drags him away, in Sunderbans National Park (India):
http://news.yahoo.com/tiger-leaps-onto-boat-snatches-man-east-india-090431380.html
http://azdailysun.com/news/world/asia/tiger-leaps-onto-boat-snatches-man-in-east-india/image_e88eae18-cd89-5d34-b378-ef8019ac9f17.html

Quote: "The tiger leaped aboard the boat and clamped its jaws on Manjhi's neck, said Sushil's son, Jyotish. The tiger 'quickly flung my father on his back and gave a giant leap before disappearing into the forest,' Jyotish said by telephone from his village of Lahiripur in West Bengal state. He said he and his sister tried to beat the animal with sticks and a knife, but the thrashing had no effect. His father was dragged away and was presumed dead."

2014-06-26 - Swarm of bees attacks and stings several people and a dog in Pasadena (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140628-44308-USA
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-four-people-hospitalized-bees-attack-20140627-story.html

2014-06-26 - Snakes and bees apparently attacking and killing Boko Haram members in forest in Nigeria:
http://orovan.blogspot.com/2014/06/mysterious-snakes-bees-attack-boko.html

Quote: "Some members of the sect are now fleeing from their Sambisa Forest base to local government areas across Borno State due to the invasion of their camps by Bees and Snakes in a mysterious manner, believed to be a spiritual attack."

2014-06-25 - Two pit bulls attack and injure person at 6:45 AM near Goldsboro (North Carolina), one dog shot:
http://abc11.com/news/police-investigate-pit-bull-attack/140331/

2014-06-24 - Wave of bee attacks results in two dead dogs, one man hospitalized and others stung, in Hill County (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/06/24/bees-kill-2-dogs-man-hospitalized-after-attack/

Quote: "Animal control officers are warning people about a wave of bee attacks that killed 2 dogs and sent one man to the hospital. Swarms have attacked at least three times so far this month. It’s the worse case of bee attacks one animal control officer said he has ever seen."

2014-06-24 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures woman near River Road in Tucson (Arizona):
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/25859534/woman-stung-by-bees-in-the-foothills-off-river-road

2014-06-24 - Two pit bulls attack and injure woman, kill her dog, in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan:
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Elderly-Woman-Dog-Attacked-by-Pit-Bulls-264684811.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/pit-bulls-attack-83-year-old-woman-kill-dog-in-west-chicago/

2014-06-23 - Yellow jackets attack and injure man and son near the Little Wekiva River in Altamonte Springs (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/father-son-in-icu-after-being-attacked-by-yellow-jackets/26627684
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/yellow-jackets-attack-father-son-florida-46069.shtml
http://www.news4jax.com/news/father-son-in-hospital-after-being-attacked-by-wasps-in-altamonte-springs/26633904

Quote: "David Alvarez, his son Jordan and their dog were walking in this wooded area near the Little Wekiva River around 7:30 last Wednesday night when hundreds of yellow jackets attacked them."

2014-06-23 - Africanized bees attack and injure two people, kill two dogs, frighten neighborhood, in Goodyear (Arizona):
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/glendale/article_f31db2de-fbea-11e3-bbc8-0019bb2963f4.html
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140626-44272-USA

Quote: "Henderson says his dogs collapsed as soon as he pulled them into the house, but the bees were aggressive and wouldn’t stop their attack. 'They were actually hitting the glass trying to get into the house,' Henderson said. Henderson rushed his two Labradors to the veterinarian, but they just couldn’t recover."

2014-06-22 - Bear attacks and kills dog at home in Bloomfield (Connecticut):
http://wtnh.com/2014/06/23/bear-attacks-kills-family-dog-in-bloomfield/

2014-06-21 - Pit bull bites 7-year-old girl on the face, 28 stitches, in Land O' Lakes (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/local/2014/06/21/dog-bite-pasco-pit-bull/11209299/
http://tbo.com/pasco-county/land-o-lakes-girl-7-bitten-while-hugging-neighbors-pit-bull-20140621/

2014-06-20 - Pit bull attacks and injures man and woman in East Hartford (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/25832754/man-woman-bitten-by-pitbull-in-east-Hartford

2014-06-20 - Swarm of bees terrorizes neighborhood in South Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/bees-swarm-homes-in-south-philadelphia/127619/

2014-06-19 - Dogs attack two people near the capitol in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/2-people-report-being-attacked-by-dogs-at-capitol/26579662

2014-06-19 - Pit bull mix dog attacks and injures 6-year-old child in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kvoa.com/news/child-injured-after-attack-by-dog-in-phoenix-yard/
http://www.kpho.com/story/25823919/stray-dog-attacks-phoenix-child

2014-06-18 - Shark attacks and injures 15-year-old boy at Middleton Point (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140619-44178-AUS

2014-06-17 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills one dog at 5:45 AM, injures 2 more dogs, in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25813375/metro-officer-talks-about-bee-attack-that-killed-police-dog
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25802833/breaking-news-police-dog-dies-after-bee-attack
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jun/17/retired-metro-police-dog-dies-after-bee-attack/

2014-06-17 - Pit bull attacks and injures boy in the Town of Washington (Louisiana), cop kills dog:
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20140618/NEWS01/306180019/-1/rss

2014-06-16 - Pack of 8-10 dogs attack cyclist on Natchez Trace Parkway in Madison County (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/25791439/cyclist-attacked-by-pack-of-dogs-on-natchez-trace-parkway

Quote: "We are told that the cyclist was traveling southbound when he stated that a pack of 8 to 10 dogs came at him from both sides of the road and attacked him. The bicyclist was bitten several times but was able to escape. There have been no other reports of similar attacks in the area."

2014-06-16 - Pack of dogs terrorizes neighborhood in Memphis (Tennessee):
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/25791397/pack-of-wild-dogs-terrorize-east-memphis-neighborhood

2014-06-16 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills three dogs in Katy (Texas):
http://abc13.com/pets/deadly-bee-attack-worries-dog-owners/117312/
http://abc13.com/pets/three-dogs-killed-by-bees-in-backyard/114730/

Quote: "The dogs died in the backyard of their Wood Creek Estates home in Katy. Authorities say the dogs were stung hundreds of times."

2014-06-16 - Swarm of bees attacks and critically injures two horses at property near Eula (Texas), horses euthanized:
http://krwg.org/post/two-horses-euthanized-after-bee-attack

2014-06-15 - Dog attacks and kills 4-year-old child in coastal Puvirnituq, Quebec (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-child-dead-after-possible-dog-attack-in-inuit-community-1.2676460?cmp=rss
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/4yearold+child+dead+northern+Quebec+after+possible+attack/9941487/story.html

2014-06-12 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures people on hiking trail near Las Vegas (Nevada), trail shut down:
http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/Mountain-trail-shuts-down-after-bee-attack-262976971.html
http://www.thevegasgeek.com/mountain-trail-shuts-down-after-bee-attack/

2014-06-11 - Pit bull attacks and injures woman in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/pets/pit-bull-attack-sends-woman-to-the-hospital/109099/

2014-06-11 - German shepherd attacks poodle and deputy, gets shot dead, in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://theadvocate.com/news/9431865-123/ebr-deputy-shoots-kills-charging

2014-06-10 - Two dogs menace people in Tulsa (Oklahoma), both shot dead:
http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Tulsa-police-shoot-and-kill-dog/an358IUPjkmR3SsfEGcudg.cspx?rss=77

2014-06-09 - Shark attacks and lightly injures 16-year-old boy at Cape Henlopen State Park (Delaware):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140610-44093-USA
http://6abc.com/news/shark-attack-reported-in-del/105350/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/06/09/teen-reportedly-bitten-by-shark-in-delaware/
http://www.wboc.com/story/25744691/shark-attack-shocks-beach-goers
http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=60044
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/10/delaware-beach-reopens-after-shark-bite/10311579/

2014-06-09 - Shark attacks and lightly injures 14-year-old girl at Galveston Island (Texas):
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Bellaire-teen-may-be-shark-bite-victim-5540361.php
http://www.khou.com/news/local/14-year-old-girl-bitten-by-shark-in-Galveston-It-couldve-been-a-lot-worse-262469911.html

2014-06-09 - Shark attacks and seriously injures man in Aichi (Japan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140610-44094-JPN

Quote: "According to the local government, the weekend incident was the first shark attack in the prefecture since 1995 when a fisherman was killed by a great white."

2014-06-09 - Shark attacks and lightly injures man at Parsons Beach, near Waitpinga (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140609-44080-AUS

Note: Nom nom nom...

2014-06-08 - Family dog, Catahoula cattle hound, attacks and kills infant, head attack, at home in Springfield Township (Michigan):
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/family-dog-mauls-baby/10257643/

Quote: "The infant's 18-year-old uncle, who lives at the residence, was holding the child on the couch when the dog tried to jump up on the couch and was pushed off. The dog attempted to jump back up and began attacking the infant in the head and throat area. The child's father was able to pry the dog's jaws open and release the infant from the dog's hold. The father also sustained injuries as a result of the attack."

2014-06-08 - Dog attacks boy, man shoots dog dead, accidentally shoots boy in the butt too, in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.freep.com/article/20140608/NEWS01/306080148/Boy-shot-by-rescuer-during-dog-attack

2014-06-07 - Man's own two pit bulls attack and seriously injure him in Port Richmond, Philadelpia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/neighbors-save-man-from-pit-bull-attack/100737/

Quote: "Leach says, 'By the time you call 911, he would've been dead.' So she jumped into action, picking up a steel rod. 'I whooped him. I took it to the head neck and back.'"

Note: Port Richmond is located on the banks of the Delaware River...

2014-06-07 - Man attacked and taken by crocodile on the South Alligator River in Kakadu National Park (Australia):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/08/man-52-missing-after-being-taken-by-a-crocodile-in-kakadu
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/human-remains-found-crocodile-shot-australia-article-1.1822206

Quote: "Police found human remains inside a 15-foot, 5-inch crocodile that park rangers shot on Sunday. The crocodile was one of two that were shot about a mile from a spot where a 62-year-old man was attacked Saturday. Police were told the man was on a boat in Kakadu National Park with his son, wife and daughter-in-law when the crocodile snatched him."

Note: He was 'missing' for a while, but I have yet to see any incident involving a person being dragged off in the mouth of a crocodile where they are later found alive. Just doesn't seem to happen, ever...

2014-06-06 - Family dog attacks and injures babysitter in Dayton (Ohio):
http://www.whio.com/news/news/local/family-dog-bites-teenage-babysitter/ngF59/

Quote: "Witness Bruce Rogers said the dog at one point grabbed the teen by the top of her head "and was shaking her. 'I had a shovel and that one guy had a broom and hit it with it, and it finally got off of her ... it was trying to kill her,' Rogers said."

2014-06-05 - Siberian Husky dog attacks and injures person in Columbia (Missouri):
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/175425/dog-on-loose-after-attacking-victim-in-southwest-columbia/

2014-06-05 - Grizzly bear attacks and injures man while hunting in Montana:
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/national/central/2014/06/hunter_in_serious_condition_after_bear_attack

Quote: "On Monday, his father led a bear specialist, state game wardens and U.S. Forest Service rangers into the area of extreme southwestern Montana where the attack occurred while the men were hunting black bear. Jones says the 10-year-old male grizzly died of a gunshot wound near where the hunter was mauled."

Note: One shot, to take down an adult male grizzly, while being attacked. Whew, that man was lucky...

2014-06-04 - Two pit bulls attack and critically injure 6-year-old girl, face attack, in Westwood, Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/6yearold-mauled-dogs-12531.shtml
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/pit-bulls-attack-child-in-front-of-westwood-home
http://www.wlwt.com/news/6-year-old-critical-after-being-attacked-by-2-dogs-in-Westwood/26334108#!UMJTq
http://www.local12.com//news/features/top-stories/stories/young-girl-attacked-pit-bulls-fights-her-life-12565.shtml
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-cincinnati-dogs-mauling-20140607-story.html

Quote: "A child was mauled by two pit bulls and suffered major facial injuries Wednesday evening."

Quote: "Another neighbor said the dogs never seemed violent and they were out of their fence often. 'When I leave for school I say "hi" to the dogs and for them to go and attack a child, it's just like wow,' Victoria Lane said. 'It was sad. All you heard was screams and tears really,' Lane said."

2014-06-04 - Two pit bulls viciously attack and injure their owner, volunteer firefighter shoots them dead, in Isleton (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/06/04/isleton-volunteer-firefighter-shoots-two-pit-bulls-who-attacked-their-owner/
http://fox40.com/2014/06/04/assistant-fire-chief-saves-disabled-neighbor-from-dog-attack/

Quote: "The attack happened at a home near Third Avenue and Miner Court. Deputies say a man was at home when his two pit bulls attacked him, tearing at his arm and leg as he screamed for help. Investigators say the commotion was so loud, they received close to 10 911 calls."

Note: Iselton is located on the banks of the Sacramento River...

2014-06-03 - Shark attacks and injures woman at Palmyra Atoll, 1000 miles south of Hawaii, woman medevac'd off:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140603-44018-OTH

2014-06-03 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures woman in Plantation (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/elderly-plantation-woman-stung-multiple-times-by-bees-authorities-say/26313912
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/plantation/fl-bee-attack-plantation-20140603,0,2590432.story
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-plantation-bee-attack-folo-20140604,0,4111573.story

2014-06-03 - Two pit bulls attack and injure 12-year-old boy in Lyons (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/lyons-boy-12-recovering-from-pit-bull-attack/91902/

2014-06-02 - Pit bull attacks and injures 7-year-old girl in Lafayette (Indiana):
http://wishtv.com/2014/06/02/pit-bull-attacks-7-year-old-girl/

2014-06-01 - Shark attacks and lightly injures woman at beach in Fort Lauderdale (Florida):
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/06/01/fire-official-22-year-old-woman-suffered-shark-bite/
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-lauderdale-shark-bite-20140601,0,7015876.story
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/shark-attack-off-fort-lauderdale-beach-injures-woman-16403.shtml?hot=2

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