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Woman dies after dog attack in Caerphilly, Wales

Lucy John
Wales on Line
Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:37 UTC
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An 83-year-old woman has died following a dog attack in Caerphilly. Police officers were called to an address in Heol Fawr, Caerphilly, at around 3.15pm on Saturday, December 3, following reports of a dog attack.

An 83-year-old woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and a 55-year-old man was taken to hospital with minor injuries, Gwent Police said in a statement at the time. The woman has since died at hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, December 20. The 55-year-old man is no longer at hospital.

Four people who were arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury have been released under conditional bail. The dog, a large, black XL bully cross cane corso breed, was seized by officers and has been destroyed.

The investigation continues and Gwent Police officers will be making further enquiries in the local area.

Comment: From November last year: Boy dies after dog attack at house in Caerphilly, Wales

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70-year-old women dies after two dogs attacked her in Pender County, North Carolina

Simone Jasper
Charlotte Observer
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:03 UTC
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A 70-year-old woman died after two dogs attacked her in a North Carolina yard, officials said.

The woman was near a home when her neighbor's dogs mauled her on Dec. 8, according to WWAY and the Pender County Sheriff's Office.

Nearly a week after the attack, deputies announced that the woman had died.

She was identified in a news release as Melanie Catley of Hampstead, roughly 20 miles northeast of Wilmington.
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Alaska state trooper attacked and killed by a muskox outside his home

Eleanor Dye
Daily Mail
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:46 UTC
One of the muskoxen attacked him and Worland was declared dead at the scene, according to a statement from the troopers (file image)
One of the muskoxen attacked him and Worland was declared dead at the scene, according to a statement from the troopers (file image)
An Alaska state trooper was killed by a muskox outside of his home after he tried to shoo a herd of them away from his dog kennel.

Curtis Worland, 36, a court services officer for 13 years, died on Tuesday afternoon after the wild animal attack near Nome in Alaska.

One of the animals attacked him and Worland was declared dead at the scene, according to a statement from the troopers.

He and his wife kept a sled dog team at their property just outside of the city on the Nome-Teller highway.
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Man survives grizzly bear attack, receives care at Vancouver General Hospital


Campbell River Mirror
Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:40 UTC
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All Colin wanted to do was summit Mount Doogie Dowler - a local mountain off Campbell River named after his late grandfather. To prepare, he went out to map the route and get a feel for the land. After awhile, he decided it was time to head home. He packed his things, hopped on his bicycle, and started riding on the trail.

Seven kilometres into the wilderness of BC, alone, Colin encountered a grizzly bear.

"The bear was maybe four feet away. It was really close," says Colin. "It walked almost all the way past, like his rump was about to pass by my rear tire of my bike. At that point he did a one-eighty turn so I turned in kind and extended the pole out towards the bear. With my bike in between us and he did a little shudder. Then the bear advanced towards me."

Colin fought back. He threw his bike at the grizzly. He tried pushing and poking it with his hiking pole. He threw his backpack over to entice it with the food I had inside. Nothing worked.
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2 people killed in bear attack in Ulsan, South Korea

Kim Han-joo
Yonhap News Agency
Fri, 09 Dec 2022 13:47 UTC
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© Alamy Stock PhotoAsiatic black bear
Two people were found dead in the southeastern city of Ulsan after an apparent attack by three bears that escaped their enclosure, fire officials and police said Friday.

The bodies of the couple -- in their 60s -- who run a farm in Ulsan, 307 kilometers southeast of Seoul, were found late Thursday night, they said.

After receiving a report from the couple's daughter that her parents had been out of touch for hours, fire officials were dispatched to the farm.

The officials found the two Asiatic black bears outside of their cage and one inside, they said. The bears were then shot at the scene.

Police suspect the two people were mauled to death, citing injuries found on the bodies.
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Man mauled to death by dogs in Durban, South Africa - 6th such fatality in the country in 4 weeks

Nomonde Zondi
Daily News (Zimbabwe)
Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:58 UTC
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There was blame shifting and outrage in Chesterville, Durban, after a 43-year-old man was mauled by dogs, including a pit-bull terrier, in the early hours of Sunday.

The man was on his way home from a tavern where he had been drinking with friends when the dogs allegedly attacked him.

A member of the community who did not want to be named for safety reasons, said when the deceased, Bhekani Biyela, was walking home, dogs from a nearby house that was unfenced started barking and chased him.

"When he got to a house with a pit bull in the yard, which is fenced, the dogs jumped the fence.

"At the time of the attack Biyela called to his friend to come and help him. When the friend got there the dogs scattered," he said.

Comment: Details of the other 5 attacks:

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Another dead whale washes up at the New Jersey shore - 2nd within a week

Eric Scott
nj1015.com
Mon, 12 Dec 2022 10:30 UTC
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Another whale has washed up on a New Jersey beach.

The carcass of a humpback whale was found on the sand in Strathmere on what is known as Whale Beach.

Officials from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said the whale carcass was badly decomposed, so they were unable to determine how the humpback died.

Even at 30 feet long, the whale is considered a juvenile and believed to be less than 10 years old.

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1,700 endangered seals wash ashore on Russia's Caspian Sea shore


RT
Sun, 04 Dec 2022 15:49 UTC
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© Ministry of Environment of Dagestan / Telegram1,700 endangered seals wash ashore in the Dagestan Republic
The mammals were found dead on the Caspian Sea coast and are presumed to have succumbed to natural causes

Over a thousand seals have been found dead on the coast of the Caspian Sea, local authorities in Russia's southern Dagestan Republic said on Sunday. The region's Ministry of Environment says natural factors are likely behind the incident.

Zaur Gapizov, the general director of the Caspian Nature Protection Center, said the mammals seem to have perished at least two weeks ago and been washed ashore by a storm. "There are no signs that they were killed, no remains of fishing nets have been found," he noted, adding that local authorities are continuing to examine the coast. Gapizov estimated that "most likely, the number of dead seals is much higher" than the 1,700 already found.
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Malaysian crocodile kills 1-year-old boy, injures father attempting rescue

Michelle De Pacina
Yahoo! News
Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:32 UTC
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A 1-year-old boy was snatched and eaten alive by a crocodile while fishing with his father in Malaysia.

On Thursday morning, the boy was on a canoe with his 45-year-old father, identified as Moherat, off the coast of Lahad Datu in Sabah when the 11-foot crocodile grabbed him.

The father immediately tried to fight off the reptile but was not able to rescue his son.

"Despite the man's best efforts, he ended up with numerous bite wounds and could not stop his son being dragged underwater," said Sumsoa Rashid, head of the Lahad Datu Fire and Rescue Agency. "There are several viral videos showing how the victim was attacked by the crocodile and then grabbed before being dragged to a nearby river."

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Raccoon mauls girl in vicious attack in Canterbury, Connecticut

Liam Buckler
Mirror
Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:43 UTC
The mum picked up her daughter as she wrestled with the raccoon
The mum picked up her daughter as she wrestled with the raccoon
A mum hurled a raccoon across a garden after her 7-year-old daughter's leg was mauled during a vicious attack.

Schoolgirl Rylee MacNamara, from Connecticut, was standing outside her family home on Friday at 7.45am waiting for her parents to take her to school when a raccoon came out of nowhere and attacked the student.

In the unprovoked attack, the savage beast attacked the girl's leg and sunk its claws into her foot as she was forced to try and shake off the animal.

After several attempts to free herself from the wild beast, Rylee began to scream in terror as the raccoon clung on to her leg in the frightening ordeal.

The child was screaming from the top of her lungs as the animal persisted in attacking her leg which left her terrified.

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