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The Dodge County Sheriff's Office said in a statement late Friday that the incident was reported just before 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Town of Hustisford, about 40 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
A 911 caller said the boy was bleeding profusely, Lt. Brian Loos told WISN-TV.
"At some point our dispatchers began to talk the mother through CPR. Numerous first-responding agencies responded," Loos said. But the child died at the scene despite extensive lifesaving efforts.
"The various individuals and agencies that were involved in this did a phenomenal job. They were at the scene attempting to save this child's life for quite a long period of time," Loos said.
The department's statement said names, addresses and additional information about the nature of the incident and the dog wouldn't be released for now out of respect to the family. The dog was quarantined. Loos said the dog was known to the family but wouldn't say if it was the family pet or what breed it was.
The lieutenant said the child's death was weighing heavy on his mind as well as those who tried to save him.
"Children are always the worst ones for our first responders to deal with. It's very difficult for them to deal with this," he said.
Authorities had no plans to file criminal charges, he said.
Source: AP
Comment: The following data were extracted from the Wiki page, Fatal dog attacks in the United States and might prove instructive to have a brief look at. Prior to 2001 all deaths annually reported due to dog attacks numbered in single digits. In 2001 itself, 14 were recorded, in 2002 only 6 were noted, in 2003 - 14, 2004 - 16, 2005 - 28, 2006 - 32, 2007 - 34, 2008 - 23, 2009 - 31, 2010 - 37, 2011 - 33, 2012 -35, 2013 - 32 and finally this year, 25 so far. Clearly the overall trend is upward and coupled with the recent reports below, gleaned from across globe, indicate that something seems to be seriously disturbing man's best friend of late.
Dog attacks surging in Yarra Ranges, Australia
Indore reports at least 50 dog bite cases daily, India
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Animal crackers: As well as terrorising people in Modesto, crazy dogs are now attacking stationary cars
UK: 300 per cent rise in the number of dogs attacks in Stevenage since January