A 4-year-old woman was fatally mauled this week by a canine in Visalia, authorities stated.
Officers responded shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday to a house within the 2300 block of West Monte Vista Avenue within the San Joaquin Valley metropolis halfway between Bakersfield and Fresno, authorities wrote in an announcement on Fb.
The kid had completed swimming and was inside the house when the pit bull attacked, based on the Visalia Police Division.
The kid was taken to a hospital, the place she died.
An investigation discovered no proof of neglect or legal wrongdoing, and the canine had no historical past of violence or aggression, stated Elizabeth Jones, the division’s public info officer. On the household’s request, the canine was taken by animal management and euthanized, Jones stated.
“This heart-wrenching occasion is a tragedy, and our ideas and prayers are with the household throughout this extremely tough time,” authorities wrote of their assertion.
