The High Prairie RCMP says a child in northern Alberta was killed in a suspected dog attack on March 5, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)
Northern Alberta child killed in suspected dog attack
Mar 10, 2023 | 11:45 AM
HIGH PRAIRIE, AB – The RCMP in High Prairie is continuing to investigate an incident that led to the death of a child.
At 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2023, the RCMP said members received a report of a fatal dog attack at a home on the Whitefish First Nation. Officers say a five-year-old boy was found deceased and had sustained injuries that were consistent with a dog attack.
According to the RCMP, area residents had already located and put two dogs down who were believed to have been involved in the attack. RCMP officers found and euthanized a third dog.
All of the dogs have been taken for forensic and medical testing.
