
NAMES OF VICTIMS: https://www.virginiafirst.com/news/local-news/deputies-release-name-of-victims-injured-in-dog-attack/1949794587
The sheriff's office said they got a 911 call around 2:50 p.m. from the 8800 block of Falling Creek Road from a woman saying she and her mother were being attacked by her dog and needed help fast.
The sheriff's office said they got a 911 call around 2:50 p.m. from the 8800 block of Falling Creek Road from a woman saying she and her mother were being attacked by her dog and needed help fast.
Deputies got to the scene nine minutes later and found both the mother, 43, and the daughter 24, suffering from severe injuries as a result of the dog attack.
They said both of the women were lying on the ground and the dog was circling them. Deputies also found two small children in a car that were not hurt.
Due to the extensive injuries of the victims and 'imminent danger', they said a deputy was forced to dispatch the dog.
The mother was flown to the hospital and the daughter was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Deputies said the dog's remains were taken to the Bedford County Health Department for testing.
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BEDFORD Co., Va. (WSET) -- Bedford County deputies, along with Bedford County Fire and Rescue, responded to the report of a dog attack in Bedford County Tuesday.
The sheriff's office said two people were attacked by their dog on Falling Creek Road.
Deputies also found two small children in a car that were not hurtDue to the extensive injuries of the victims and 'imminent danger', they said a deputy was forced to dispatch the dog.
There is no word on their conditions.
The sheriff's office said the dog is in animal control custody and there is no word on what prompted the attack.
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