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The sitter suffered serious facial damage including the loss of both ears, her nose and lips, as well as part of her cheek.

BOWLER, Wis. (AP) — Relatives of a northeastern Wisconsin woman say she has died of injuries suffered when saving her 4-year-old son from an attack by the family's dog. Heather Pingel was rushed to Aspirus Wausau Hospital following the Dec.

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A Wisconsin woman passed away from the injuries she sustained from an attack by the family dog. She was trying to save her son who was attacked as well.

'She is the bravest, strongest mother I know to do that for her child; she risked her life to save him,' the victim's sister stated.

Heather Pingel, a 35-year-old mother of two, suffered devastating injuries after saving her 4-year-old son from their pit bull.

Relatives of a northeastern Wisconsin woman say she has died of injuries suffered when saving her 4-year-old son from an attack by the family's dog.

A Wisconsin mother had both her arms torn to shreds as she tried to rescue her son from a vicious pit bull attack that ultimately killed her.

The 4-year-old boy received 70 stitches to his leg after being bitten by the pit bull.