Saturday, July 1, 2017

2017 - JUN - Animal Attacks




2017-06-01 - Woman's pit bull attacks and kills her at home in coastal Virginia Beach (Virginia):
http://wtvr.com/2017/06/01/woman-killed-in-pembroke-manor-pit-bull-attack-virginia-beach/
http://www.wltx.com/news/woman-in-her-90s-dies-after-pit-bull-attack-in-virginia-beach/444970041
http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/mycity/virginia-beach/woman-in-her-90s-dies-after-pit-bull-attack-in-virginia-beach/444861256
http://www.sott.net/article/352659-Woman-in-her-90s-dies-following-attack-by-pit-bull-terrier-in-Virginia-Beach

2017-06-01 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures three people in Nyeri (Kenya):
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/nyeri/Bees-attack-Nyeri/1954190-3949530-d1s5u1/
http://www.newkenyan.com/2017/05/31/bee-attack-disrupts-campaign-in-nyeri/
http://howkenya.com/shocking-bees-attack-government-offices-aspirants-present-papers-iebc/

2017-06-02 - Shark attacks and injures woman, bites arm off, near Athol Island (Bahamas):
http://bahamaspress.com/2017/06/02/shark-bites-female-guest-arm-off-near-athol-island-today/
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170603-58464-BHS
http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/rbpf/American_visitor_hospitalized_after_shark_attack_near_Athol_Island54237.shtml
http://www.tribune242.com/news/2017/jun/02/visitor-hospital-after-shark-attack/

2017-06-02 - Pack of three dogs attacks man and woman in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/06/02/17/21/dog-attack-sydney-man-woman-injured
http://www.sott.net/article/352704-Pack-of-3-dogs-attack-man-and-woman-in-Sydney-Australia

2017-06-03 - Wild elephant attacks and kills 4 people in Tamil Nadu (India):
http://english.aawsat.com/theaawsat/lifestyle-culture/wild-elephant-kills-four-southern-india
http://www.sott.net/article/352823-Wild-elephant-kills-4-in-Tamil-Nadu-India

2017-06-03 - Four dogs attack and injure 10-year-old girl in Klamath Falls (Oregon):
http://komonews.com/news/local/four-dogs-attack-girl-in-klamath-falls-06-03-2017
http://katu.com/news/local/four-dogs-attack-girl-in-klamath-falls

2017-06-03 - Pit bull attacks and injures woman and her dog, dog shot dead, in coastal Largo (Florida):
http://www.tbo.com/news/publicsafety/police-pit-bull-shot-after-attacking-woman-and-her-dog-in-largo/2326077
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/35584738/police-man-shoots-pit-bull-that-was-attacking-wife-dog

2017-06-03 - Swarm of bees attacks and stings three people in coastal Corpus Christi (Texas):
http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/bees-go-on-attack-in-southside-neighborhood/445335848
http://www.kristv.com/story/35580032/swarming-bees-attack-students-on-walk-home

2017-06-04 - Dogs attack and kill woman at home near Moycullen (Ireland), 7 miles from the coast:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40152024
http://www.rte.ie/news/connacht/2017/0604/880286-galway-dogs-death/
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/woman-dies-after-being-attacked-by-dogs-in-galway-1.3107747
http://www.thesun.ie/news/1090799/woman-in-her-60s-found-dead-at-her-galway-home-after-being-attacked-by-dogs/

2017-06-05 - Dog attacks and injures 4-year-old girl at home in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/homestead/article154531749.html
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Child-Bitten-By-Dog-in-Southwest-Miami-Dade-426576521.html

2017-06-05 - Moose attacks and injures 4 people in Eagle River (Alaska), moose killed:
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2017/06/02/fish-and-game-kills-moose-who-attacked-4-people-in-eagle-river-neighborhood/
http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/alaska-officers-kill-aggressive-cow-moose-calves-ok/article_25148878-48b7-11e7-8f62-7bdd37056f18.html

2017-06-06 - Shark attacks and injures man off Boca Chica Key (Florida):
http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/shark-attacks-spearfisherman-captures-video/
http://www.sott.net/article/353135-Shark-attacks-spearfisherman-off-Boca-Chica-Key-Florida-captured-on-video

2017-06-06 - Coyotes surround woman walking dog in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/06/06/coyotes-surround-san-francisco-dog-walker/
http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/woman-says-coyote-attacks-dog-while-on-a-walk/

Quote: "She said a pack of coyotes surrounded her and started moving in until she started screaming. 'They were aggressive and they weren’t afraid...that’s scary,' Lasater said."

Quote: "Debbie McMicking lives next to the Presidio and said, 'I think it’s just a matter of time until one of them darts out and grabs a little kid.'"

2017-06-07 - Herd of elephants storms the village of Musimi (Tanzania), 2 killed:
http://www.coastweek.com/4022-Two-Singida-farmers-killed-in-Tanzania-elephant-attacks.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/353166-Two-farmers-killed-by-elephants-as-herd-storms-through-village-in-Tanzania

2017-06-07 - Swarm of bees attack and injure man in Peoria (Arizona):
http://www.kvoa.com/story/35615372/man-stung-by-hundreds-of-bees-in-peoria

2017-06-07 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures man at landfill in Odessa (Texas):
http://www.cbs7.com/content/news/Swarm-of-bees-attack-person-at-Odessa-landfill--426901051.html

2017-06-07 - Bear attacks woman in Simsbury (Connecticut), bear killed:
http://wtnh.com/2017/06/07/deep-officials-respond-to-incident-between-a-woman-and-a-bear-in-simsbury/

2017-06-08 - Shark attacks and very lightly injures man in Bantham (Britain), first shark attack ever in the UK:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/07/first-shark-attack-surfer-uk-waters-leaves-man-small-cut-thumb/
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/814328/shark-attack-UK-surfer-bitten-devon-smooth-hound
http://www.grindtv.com/surf/first-shark-attack-surfer-uk-even-small-sharks-can-damage/
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3752009/surfer-battered-shark-after-it-bit-him-on-the-leg-in-the-first-attack-ever-in-uk-waters/
http://www.sott.net/article/353354-First-shark-attack-on-surfer-recorded-in-the-UK

Quote: "Last night, Britain was reeling from the news that a surfer had suffered the first ever shark attack in UK waters."

Note: He got a booboo on his thumb!

2017-06-08 - Two dogs attack and injure 7-year-old boy in Niagara Falls (New York):
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/dogs-euthanized-after-attacking-boy-in-falls/article_6b0211ad-ef20-5431-b119-dcebb4ef2a08.html
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/child-still-hospitalized-after-attack-by-dogs/article_7817c1c6-d1ee-502f-87f2-98d8046a66ba.html

2017-06-08 - Two dogs attack and injure two men in Marysville (California):
http://fox40.com/2017/06/08/bystander-saves-marysville-man-from-dog-mauling/

2017-06-08 - Woman enters the Chambal River for bathing ceremony, crocodile kills her, in Uttar Pradesh (India):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4583966/Woman-20-killed-crocodile-India.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/crocodile-snatches-up-girl-as-family-watches-in-horror/articleshow/59045375.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/353269-Woman-killed-by-crocodile-while-taking-part-in-a-Hindu-river-bathing-ceremony-in-Uttar-Pradesh-India

2017-06-08 - Cow gores woman to death in the Alps (Austria):
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/07/hiker-gored-to-death-by-cow-in-austrian-alps
http://www.sott.net/article/353271-Hiker-gored-to-death-by-cow-in-Austrian-Alps

2017-06-09 - Family dog attacks and kills baby, cop shoots dog dead, in Phoenix (Arizona):
http://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/baby-boy-dies-after-being-attacked-by-family-dog-in-phoenix
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2017/06/09/boy-extremely-critical-condition-after-dog-attack-phoenix/385662001/

2017-06-10 - Shark attacks and lightly injures man in Ponce Inlet (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/shark-bites-teens-foot-at-ponce-inlet-beach/531996099
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending-now/shark-bites-teens-foot-at-florida-beach/532087928
http://www.ajc.com/news/shark-bites-teen-foot-florida-beach/dcDjcrQqWCR7sCHyDIiXcI/
http://www.wpxi.com/video?videoId=532212828&videoVersion=1.0

2017-06-10 - Two dogs attack and injure woman in Alexander City (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/06/dog_attack_leaves_70-year-old.html
http://www.alexcityoutlook.com/2017/06/10/woman-mauled-by-sons-dogs/
http://www.sott.net/article/353450-70-year-old-woman-mauled-by-her-sons-dogs-for-30-minutes-in-Alexander-City-Alabama

2017-06-11 - Crocodile attacks and kills man on Little Andaman Island (India):
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jun/12/crocodile-attack-1-person-killed-at-little-andaman-1615553.html
http://www.sott.net/article/353559-Crocodile-kills-man-on-Little-Andaman-island-India

2017-06-11 - Shark knocks surfer off his board in Bunbury (Australia):
http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/surf-live-savers-close-bunbury-beach-after-reported-shark-interaction-20170611-gwouye.html
http://www.sott.net/article/353467-Bodyboarder-attacked-by-4m-great-white-shark-off-Bunbury-Western-Australia

2017-06-14 - Dog attacks and injures baby in Pueblo (Colorado), 2nd attack within a week:
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/2nd-dog-attack-in-Pueblo-within-a-week-428460033.html
http://www.sott.net/article/353806-Baby-attacked-by-dog-in-Pueblo-Colorado-2nd-attack-within-a-week

2017-06-15 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures man in Peoria (Arizona):
http://www.peoriatimes.com/news/article_7cca49c4-5085-11e7-9f18-97279cec1327.html

2017-06-16 - Alligator attacks and kills pet dog at lake in Blackmoor (South Carolina):
http://wbtw.com/2017/06/16/alligator-kills-pet-dog-in-horry-county-neighborhood/
http://abcnews4.com/news/local/alligator-kills-dog-in-neighborhood-near-highway-707

2017-06-17 - Pit bull attacks and seriously injures girl, girl loses foot, arm reattached, in Detroit (Michigan):
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/06/girls_arm_reattached_after_pit.html
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2017/06/18/detroit-dog-mauling-pit-bull/406609001/
http://www.statesman.com/news/national/year-old-girl-critical-condition-after-pit-bull-attack-loses-foot/fMxNAmxSQiADMC8bYT6LSI/
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/06/17/pit-bull-attack-girl-beaconsfield-detroit/102954226/
http://www.sott.net/article/354005-Girl-10-in-very-critical-condition-after-pit-bull-terrier-mauls-her-in-Detroit-Michigan

2017-06-17 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures woman and firefighter in coastal Huntington Beach (California):
http://mynewsla.com/life/2017/06/17/bee-attack-terror-angry-insect-swarm-stings-helpless-woman-as-bees-fill-her-hair-in-huntington-beach/

2017-06-18 - Bear attacks and kills boy near coastal Anchorage (Alaska), another fatal bear attack too:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Black-bear-kills-16-year-old-boy-during-race-in-11229475.php
http://www.wfsb.com/story/35698064/teen-texts-mom-about-bear-moments-before-being-mauled-to-death
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4616848/Alaskan-teen-runner-16-mauled-death-bear.html
http://www.sott.net/article/354080-Young-runner-is-mauled-to-death-by-black-bear-during-mountain-race-in-Alaska
http://www.ktva.com/apd-bear-mauling-bird-creek-362/

Quote: "Sunday's attack was believed to have been a rare predatory move, not a defensive action such as when a female bear will protect her cubs, he said. 'It's very unusual,' Marsh said of the mauling. 'It's sort of like someone being struck by lightning.'"

Quote: "Later Monday, a second fatal mauling at the hands of a black bear was reported nearly 300 miles northeast of Anchorage. Officials with an underground gold mine reported a contract employee hired to take geological samples was killed and another injured in a black bear attack."

2017-06-18 - Shark attacks and lightly injures man at beach on the island of Ibiza (Spain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20170619-58677-ESP
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/shark-attacks-swimmer-popular-ibiza-10642369
http://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3827402/ibiza-shark-attack-playa-den-bossa/
http://www.sott.net/article/354056-Shark-attacks-swimmer-off-Ibiza-Spain

2017-06-20 - In two separate incidents, pit bulls attack and injure two children within a mile in Dallas (Texas):
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/06/19/two-separate-dog-attacks-send-children-to-hospital/
http://www.sott.net/article/354237-Two-separate-attacks-by-pit-bull-terriers-send-children-to-hospital-in-Dallas-Texas

Quote: "About 4 hours later, a 5-year-old boy was attacked by another pit bull less than a mile away."

2017-06-20 - River otter boards boats and bites 2 people in Monongalia County (West Virginia):
http://wvmetronews.com/2017/06/19/dnr-beware-of-otters/
http://www.sott.net/article/354166-River-otter-boards-boats-and-bites-2-people-in-Monongalia-County-West-Virginia

2017-06-20 - Two pit bulls attack and injure man and his dog, pit bulls shot dead, in coastal Warwick (Rhode Island):
http://www.wcvb.com/article/two-pit-bulls-attack-man-walking-his-dog-in-warwick/10199558
http://wpri.com/2017/06/20/man-sent-to-hospital-2-pit-bulls-killed-after-dog-attack-in-warwick/

2017-06-21 - Pit bull attacks and seriously injures two young children strapped in car seats in minivan in Lancaster (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-pa-pitt-bull-mauling-06212017-2-20170621-story.html
http://myfox8.com/2017/06/21/he-didnt-really-have-a-face-when-he-got-up-dog-mauls-2-kids-sitting-in-minivan/
http://kfor.com/2017/06/21/he-didnt-really-have-a-face-when-he-got-up-dog-mauls-2-kids-sitting-in-minivan/
http://q13fox.com/2017/06/21/he-didnt-really-have-a-face-when-he-got-up-dog-mauls-2-kids-sitting-in-minivan/
http://fox2now.com/2017/06/21/he-didnt-really-have-a-face-when-he-got-up-dog-mauls-2-kids-sitting-in-minivan/
http://abc13.com/news/dog-attacks-kids-strapped-in-car-seats-inside-minivan/2133661/

Quote: "Witnesses said the boy was covered in blood. Grab said, 'I mean he didn't really have a face when he got up. It was gone.'"

2017-06-21 - Black bear attacks and injures woman in Graham County (Arizona):
http://www.wsls.com/news/virginia/roanoke/roanoke-native-still-recovering-after-vicious-black-bear-attack-in-arizona
http://www.sott.net/article/354420-Woman-still-recovering-after-vicious-black-bear-attack-in-Graham-County-Arizona

2017-06-21 - Hyena attacks and injures woman, woman loses fingers, in Karaba (Kenya):
http://allafrica.com/stories/201706220113.html
http://www.sott.net/article/354426-Woman-loses-fingers-due-to-attack-by-hyena-in-Kenya

2017-06-22 - Swarm of aggressive bees attacks several people in Johnson County (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Residents-Warned-After-Aggressive-Bees-Attack-in-Johnson-County-430255653.html

2017-06-22 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills man in coastal Saint Philip on the island of Barbados:
http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/98022/dies-bee-attack
http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2017/06/22/killer-bees/

2017-06-22 - Beaver attacks and injures woman and boy in Schaffhausen (Switzerland):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4629404/Woman-son-attacked-angry-beaver-Switzerland.html
http://www.sott.net/article/354425-Boy-and-woman-attacked-by-angry-beaver-in-Schaffhausen-Switzerland

2017-06-23 - Elephant goes on rampage at fair, flips car, in Kerala (India):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4632226/Angry-elephant-flips-car-trunk-scattering-villagers.html
http://www.sott.net/article/354499-Angry-elephant-flips-car-and-goes-on-a-rampage-at-festival-in-Kerala-India

2017-06-24 - Dangerous dog attacks rocket across Lancashire (Britain), 70% increase in 2 years:
http://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2313997/dangerous-dog-attacks-rocket-in-lancashire/
http://www.sott.net/article/354535-Dangerous-dog-attacks-rocket-across-Lancashire-UK-70-increase-in-2-years

2017-06-24 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures man on College Street in Joshua (Texas):
http://www.cleburnetimesreview.com/news/burleson-man-survives--plus-bee-attack/article_d9b5d4be-584b-11e7-ba19-2be0e848f04a.html

2017-06-25 - In separate incidents, brown bears attack and injure two people in one day in Alaska:
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2017/06/25/two-injured-in-separate-brown-bear-attacks-in-southcentral-alaska-saturday/
http://www.sott.net/article/354740-2-injured-by-brown-bears-in-one-day-for-Alaska

2017-06-25 - Two dogs attack and seriously injure woman in her yard in Bozeman (Montana):
http://www.hickoryrecord.com/entertainment/montana-woman-on-life-support-after-she-was-mauled-by/article_1938c838-ae15-5cc2-9279-bfb0542cb0c6.html
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/26/woman-doing-yard-work-is-mauled-to-death-by-dogs/

2017-06-25 - Tiger attacks and kills woman near Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/39-year-old-woman-mauled-to-death-by-tiger/articleshow/59302751.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/354649-Woman-mauled-to-death-by-tiger-near-Nandhaur-Wildlife-Sanctuary-India-third-such-attack-in-2016

2017-06-26 - Coyote attacks and injures 4-year-old girl in North Surrey (Canada):
http://www.peacearchnews.com/news/coyote-drags-four-year-old-girl-to-ground-in-north-surrey/

Quote: "A small coyote appeared to stalk and take down a four-year-old girl on the sidewalk in front of Mary Jane Shannon Elementary Monday evening."

2017-06-26 - Dog attacks and kills boy at school in coastal Takoradi (Ghana):
http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/guard-dog-kills-class-one-pupil.html
http://www.sott.net/article/354744-Guard-dog-kills-boy-at-school-in-Ghana

2017-06-26 - Pack of dogs attacks and kills boy in Telangana (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/boys-dies-after-stray-dog-attack/article19151034.ece
http://www.sott.net/article/354825-Boy-dies-after-attack-by-stray-dog-pack-in-Telangana-India

2017-06-26 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills man, injures two more men, in Imbaimadai (Guyana):
http://www.inewsguyana.com/one-dead-2-others-being-treated-following-bee-attack-at-imbaimadai/
http://www.caribbeanedition.com/2017/06/26/one-dead-2-others-being-treated-following-bee-attack-at-imbaimadai/

2017-06-27 - Massive increase in dog attacks on children in Surrey and Sussex (Britain), up from 187 to 511 in a year:
http://www.964eagle.co.uk/news/local-news/2316613/children-are-being-attacked-by-dogs-every-day-in-surrey/
http://www.sott.net/article/354881-Massive-increase-in-dog-attacks-on-children-in-Surrey-and-Sussex-UK-up-from-187-to-511-in-a-year

2017-06-27 - Swarm of bees attacks and injures man in Wichita Falls (Texas):
http://www.newschannel6now.com/story/35754948/wf-woman-calls-911-after-witnessing-bee-attack
http://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/pd-man-stung-100-times-by-bees/751489279

2017-06-27 - Swarm of bees attacks and kills dog in coastal Boca Raton (Florida):
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/aggressive-bees-kill-florida-familys-dog
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boca-raton/aggressive-bees-kill-boca-raton-familys-dog
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/local/bees-swarm-kill-dog-boca-raton-backyard-they-were-relentless/HXtaKktuEc7rRwJ4Oeg2WI/
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-pn-dog-killed-bees-aggregation-20170628-story.html

2017-06-28 - Bison rams couple at Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming), 2 injured:
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bison-rams-injures-couple-at-Yellowstone-11256451.php

2017-06-29 - Snake bites, though rare, are on the rise in the US:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/health/snake-bites-increase/index.html
http://www.sott.net/article/355114-Snake-bites-though-rare-are-on-the-rise-in-US

2017-06-30 - Shark attacks and injures teen girl in Hilton Head (South Carolina):
http://nypost.com/2017/06/30/teen-bit-by-shark-while-boogie-boarding-on-vacation/
http://www.tristateupdate.com/story/35792102/ohio-girl-bitten-by-shark-on-vacation-in-hilton-head
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article159135969.html

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