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BATTLE LAKE, MINNESOTA: The Otter Tail County Sheriff s Office revealed on December 14 that the teenager who was fatally attacked by his family dog near Battle Lake Thursday has been identified as 14-year-old Dion Bush. Bush was a ninth-grader at Battle Lake High School. His family raises German shepherds at their residence near Amor, located 11 miles north of Battle Lake, according to Park Rapids Enterprise.
It is still unclear as to what caused the dog to attack the boy, Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Van Dyke said, adding that North Dakota State University will try to determine what made the canine turn on the teenager by conducting a necropsy of its body. Van Dyke said in an email to Focus on December 14 that the University is yet to send reports on the dog to the Sheriff s Office. According to the report, the attack took place around 3 pm when Bush went out to tend to the animals. “The father was incapacitated with a medical injury
Teen mauled to death by aggressive German Shepherd six months after family adopted dog
Officers identified Dion Bush, a 14-year-old who was fatally attacked by a dog at his family s breeding farm. Dion s dad had called authorities when he failed to return home
The boy had been tending to the dog when he was attacked (Image: Instagram)
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Pet Dog Mauls 14-Year-Old Boy To Death, Police Kill Extremely Aggressive Canine
In a horrific incident, a 14-year-old boy was attacked and killed by his family dog in Minnesota.
The victim was identified as Dion Bush. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place in the family s farm where they raised German Shepherds.
“The father was incapacitated with a medical injury so he wasn’t able to take care of the dogs himself,” Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Lt. Keith Van Dyke told the Pioneer Journal.
Authorities said that the boy went to look after the dogs on the day of the attack. When the teenager did not return for hours, his father called for him. The man then informed authorities about his missing son.
High school teen, 14, is mauled to death by German Shepherd at his family s dog breeding farm
Dion Bush was identified on Monday as the teen who was mauled at his home near Battle Lake on Thursday
The attack took place at around 3pm at LakeView Shepherd, operated by the teen s mother Jennifer Bush
Dion was found unresponsive in his family s yard after his father called authorities when his son failed to come back inside after tending the dogs
When deputies arrived at the scene, they found a three-year-old Polish Long Hair Shepherd acting extremely aggressive
The animal has been put down for public safety and at the request of the family
14-year-old boy killed by dog in Otter Tail County is identified
The boy was found dead in the yard by Otter Tail Sheriff s Office deputies, near Battle Lake, after a dog attack has been identified as 14-year-old Deon Bush.
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BATTLE LAKE, Minn. Authorities have released the name of the 14-year-old boy who died Thursday, Dec. 10, after being attacked by the family dog near Battle Lake, Minn.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Dec. 14, identified the boy as Deon Bush.
Bush s family raises German shepherds at their home near Amor, Minn., about 11 miles north of Battle Lake. Bush was a ninth-grader at Battle Lake High School.