Three Year Old Boy Dies From Dog Attack

A 3-year-old boy from the New York Mills area has died following a dog attack there on Sunday afternoon. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the boy climbed into an outside enclosed area where an American Bulldog was being kept just west of New York Mills. The 3-year-old was attacked by the dog, and his grandmother suffered significant injuries while trying to stop the attack. The boy died from injuries sustained in the attack, and the grandmother was transported to a Fargo hospital for her injuries. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the dog has been destroyed and that there are no ongoing safety concerns.