A California girl is dead after a mauling incident involving her family’s pit bull, authorities in Visalia said.
4-year-old Zoey Hawkins had just finished swimming in a “kiddie pool” at around 8 p.m. on September 4 when the dog attacked her.
“He literally just went to the sliding door right there just to go get her towel really quick, and by the time that he looked to get her towel, and by the time he looked back, that’s when the dog already had got her,” a cousin said.
Zoey suffered fatal wounds and was rushed to a hospital where she died.
“She’s been around this dog for two-plus years. Her and the dog would always play with each other.”
“They would always be around each other. So we have no clue on what the reason was or why the dog even did this in the first place.”
The dog has since been euthanized. Police found no evidence of foul play as the investigation continues.
