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13-year-old girl killed by pack of dogs in Fort Defiance, Arizona

Gino Spocchia
Independent (UK)
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:31 UTC
dog attack
The mother of a 13-year-old girl who was killed by a pack of dogs on the Navajo Nation has said she "never thought that would happen".

Lyssa Rose Upshaw was walking in Fort Fefiance, a county within the Navajo Nation and Arizona, when dogs are thought to have attacked her in mid-May.

The girl's mother, Marissa Jones, found her daughter's body curled up on a dirt track and covered in dirt. She told the Associated Press that she suspected dogs, although she was waiting for confirmation from officials.

An autopsy requested by the AP confirmed that the teenager had died from a dog attack, and that it was accidental. The autopsy was carried out by the medical examiner's office in Coconino County, Arizona.

The report follows Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez recently vetoing a bill that would hold dog and animal owners accountable for attacks. It is not currently tribal law.
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Mass death of hundreds of flamingos at drying Turkish lake


Daily Sabah
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:18 UTC
DEAD
Hundreds of baby and adult flamingos were found dead on a dried part of Lake Tuz (Salt Lake) in the central Turkish province of Konya over the past week, prompting renewed emphasis on the impact of drought on the ecosystem.

The lake - the second largest in Turkey and one of the largest hypersaline lakes in the world - is among the favorite habitat of migratory animals and has long been a hatching ground for flamingos. Though it is shallow and gets little precipitation throughout the year, its salty nature is conducive to the nesting of migratory birds. However, the drought stemming from climate change has led to a recession of lake's waters, making finding food a challenge for flamingos.

Carcasses of birds now dot the lake's parts in the Cihanbeyli district of Konya. The birds had arrived to the lake in March for their incubation season. Mehmet Emin Öztürk, a nature photographer who is a frequent visitor to the area in the summer, says Lake Tuz had been "a paradise for flamingos, but now (it has) turned into a nightmare."

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Lightning strike kills 7 cattle in Estonia


news.err.ee
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:09 UTC
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Six cows and a bull were killed after being struck by lightning at a farm in Pärnu County, newspaper Maaleht reported on Tuesday.

Saareõue OÜ farm, which breeds and raises Aberdeen Angus cattle, lost seven animals - a bull, three cows and three one-year-old heifers - overnight during a thunderstorm. The owners are convinced they were killed by a lightning strike.

The owners discovered the animals under a tree where they had been sheltering and described the scene as looking like a horror movie.

"You think that such things happen somewhere in South America or the Amazon, but you can't think that it could happen on your farm," said Maarja Baumann, owner of Saareõue OÜ, who said the situation could never be prevented as it cannot be predicted where lightning will strike.

The farm now quickly needs to find a new breeding bull but finding one which meets the required standard may be difficult, the newspaper reported.
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Body of suspected bear attack victim found on Hokkaido forest road in Japan - 2nd such fatality in 10 days


Mainichi
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:36 UTC
In this June 2015 file photo, a brown bear is seen in the Hokkaido town of Shari.
© Mainichi/Hiroaki Homma
In this June 2015 file photo, a brown bear is seen in the Hokkaido town of Shari.
The body of a person believed to have been attacked by a brown bear was found along a forest road in the town of Takinoue, Hokkaido, on July 12, police said.

Hokkaido Prefectural Police's Monbetsu Police Station is trying to identify the individual and the cause of their death. The gender of the body was not immediately known.

According to the police station, an employee of the district forest office called police at around 2:30 p.m. on July 12, saying, "Someone has collapsed."

The body had sustained wounds to the head, and a backpack and other belongings were found nearby. Animal dung was also spotted near the scene.

Comment: From the same news outlet on July 3:
Body of suspected bear attack victim found in Hokkaido town

An unidentified body has been found in bushes in a Hokkaido town in what appears to be a bear attack, police said.

The remains, of unknown sex, were found in the Hokkaido town of Fukushima at around 10:20 a.m. on July 2. As it is severely damaged with some parts missing, Hokkaido Prefectural Police's Matsumae Police Station suspects that the person was attacked by a brown bear. A woman in her 70s in the neighborhood is missing, and police believe the body may be hers. They are working to identify the body.

According to the police station, the woman left her home on the morning of July 1 to work in her farm field. She did not come home that evening and her relatives contacted police the following morning. The body was found approximately 30 meters from the field during a search by officers and town hall staff.


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Girl dies following dog attack at home in Belgium

Brian Rodriguez
aviationanalysis.net
Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:22 UTC
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An 8-year-old girl died last night in the Belgian village of Stribe Brackenes after being attacked by a dog. This was reported by various French-speaking media. The girl was alone with the dog at home and was found by her mother when she came home.

The mother found her daughter in critical condition when she returned home around 11 p.m. The girl died of her injuries in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

Firefighters and police who arrived at the scene noticed that the dog - the American Stafford - was still very aggressive. According to the prosecutor, the officers had no choice but to shoot the dog.

There were two other dogs in the same house but they did not appear to be involved in the attack. The three dogs belong to the mother's partner. A judicial investigation has begun.
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Man dies after being attacked by shark near Recife on Brazil's northeastern coast


The Rio Times
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:39 UTC
shark
The victim had his right hand amputated and a deep wound in his thigh caused by the animal.

A man died after being attacked by a shark at Piedade beach in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, state of Pernambuco, this Saturday afternoon.

Marcelo Rocha Santos, 51, was taken to the Hospital da Restauração, in the center of Recife, but did not survive his wounds - an amputated right hand and a deep wound in his thigh.

The captain of the Fire Department, Joel Fernandes, who participated in the action, told the Jornal do Commercio that the victim was playing soccer when he decided to enter the water to remove the sand from his body.
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Five-week-old baby boy mauled to death by family Staffie dog at home in Australia

Emma James
The Sun (UK)
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 09:31 UTC
dog attack
A NEWBORN baby was mauled to death in his family home after their dog pounced on him in the middle of the night.

The family's American Staffordshire terrier had attacked their neighbour's dog just weeks before the tragic death.

The five-week-old tot died at his family's home on Jeffs Close in Kariong on the NSW Central Coast, Australia, about 2.18am on Sunday

Emergency services rushed to the scene and tried to revive the little boy but he was declared dead at the scene.

A crime scene was established, though police concluded there were no suspicious circumstances.

Detective Superintendent Darryl Jobson has described the awful situation as a "matter of tragic proportions".

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28-year-old man mauled to death by leopard in a district of Uttarakhand, India - 3rd in less than a month


Mirror Now Digital
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:16 UTC
Stock image of leopard
© Getty
A leopard mauled a 28-year-old man to death in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Friday, adding that he was the third person to fall prey to a leopard attack in the district in less than one month.

The victim was identified as Prithvi Chand, a resident of Bagi village in Pauri's Dwarikhal area. He had gone to the fields for grazing his cattle on Thursday when a leopard attacked and killed him. When he didn't return home in the evening, villagers flared up in a search for him. Around 9:30 pm, Chand's partially eaten body with deep injuries to the thighs, neck and around the eyes was found, indicating that a leopard killed him.

Divisional Forest Officer (Garhwal range) Mukesh Kumar said the victim's family has been given a compensation of Rs 50,000. Forest personnel have installed a trap to capture the leopard, the DFO added.
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77-year-old woman dies after being attacked by dogs on front porch in Phoenix, Arizona

Jackie Salo
New York Post
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:27 UTC
PIT BULL ATTACK
A 77-year-old Phoenix woman was fatally mauled by a pack of dogs in front of her home — and the animals' owner has been arrested in connection to her death, authorities said.

Maria Ruiz, 77, was attacked by four Staffordshire-Terrier mixes while sitting on her front porch Tuesday morning in Valley, ABC15 reported.

Emergency responders found Ruiz in critical condition and rushed her to the hospital, where she later died from her injuries, authorities said.

The dogs are owned by 33-year-old Alejandro Hernandez, who admitted to authorities that his pets had escaped numerous times in the past and bitten neighbors, police said.

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Woman found dead in Florida pond had injuries consistent with alligator attack

Minyvonne Burke
nbcnews.com
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 12:07 UTC
gator
A Florida woman found dead in a Hillsborough County retention pond had injuries consistent with an alligator attack, the sheriff's office said.

The woman was found Sunday after deputies were called to a pond behind the Landing Bar and Grill in Valrico, about 20 miles east of Tampa. An underwater recovery team with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office assisted in recovering the body, a news release stated.

The sheriff's office said the pond is known to be frequented by alligators. A cause of death remains under investigation, but authorities said the woman "did appear to suffer injuries consistent with an alligator attack."

Family members of the woman told NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa that the woman was 29 years old and would often go for a swim in the pond. They said they are "in grief" over her death.

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