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BATTLE LAKE, MINNESOTA: The Otter Tail County Sheriff s Office revealed on December 14 that the teenager who was fatally attacked by his family dog near Battle Lake Thursday has been identified as 14-year-old Dion Bush. Bush was a ninth-grader at Battle Lake High School. His family raises German shepherds at their residence near Amor, located 11 miles north of Battle Lake, according to Park Rapids Enterprise.
It is still unclear as to what caused the dog to attack the boy, Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Van Dyke said, adding that North Dakota State University will try to determine what made the canine turn on the teenager by conducting a necropsy of its body. Van Dyke said in an email to Focus on December 14 that the University is yet to send reports on the dog to the Sheriff s Office. According to the report, the attack took place around 3 pm when Bush went out to tend to the animals. “The father was incapacitated with a medical injury
Pet Dog Mauls 14-Year-Old Boy To Death, Police Kill Extremely Aggressive Canine
In a horrific incident, a 14-year-old boy was attacked and killed by his family dog in Minnesota.
The victim was identified as Dion Bush. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place in the family s farm where they raised German Shepherds.
“The father was incapacitated with a medical injury so he wasn’t able to take care of the dogs himself,” Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Van Dyke told the Pioneer Journal.
Authorities said that the boy went to look after the dogs on the day of the attack. When the teenager did not return for hours, his father called for him. The man then informed authorities about his missing son.
Dion Bush Battle Lake Minn teen mauled to death.
Dion Bush Battle Lake Minnesota 14 year old teen mauled to death by German Shepherd dog at farm where his family bred large dogs. Mother found to have no license.
A 14-year-old teen boy has been
mauled to death by a long-haired German Shepherd at the
Minnesota farm where his family breeds and raises the large dogs.
Deputies with the
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office identified
Dion Bush as the deceased teen, whose body was found in the yard of the family’s home on Thursday near
Battle Lake,
Minn.
According to an incident report released by the sheriff’s office, the attack occurred at around 3pm when the boy went into the yard to tend to the dogs.
High school teen, 14, is mauled to death by German Shepherd at his family s dog breeding farm
Dion Bush was identified on Monday as the teen who was mauled at his home near Battle Lake on Thursday
The attack took place at around 3pm at LakeView Shepherd, operated by the teen s mother Jennifer Bush
Dion was found unresponsive in his family s yard after his father called authorities when his son failed to come back inside after tending the dogs
When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a three-year-old Polish Long Hair Shepherd acting extremely aggressive
The animal has been put down for public safety and at the request of the family