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By Tanner Smith

RCMP

RCMP investigates fatal dog attack at Whitefish First Nation

Mar 10, 2023 | 12:47 PM

On March 5, at 5:35 p.m. Mounties from the High Prairie detachment received a call regarding a fatal dog attack on Whitefish Lake First Nation.

Upon arrival, Mounties found a deceased five-year-old boy with injuries consistent with a dog attack.

Residents of Whitefish Lake already identified two of the dogs believed to be involved in the attack, and RCMP located a third.

All three animals were destroyed, and officers collected them for forensic and medical testing.

At this time, the High Prairie RCMP Detachment and General Investigative Section with support from the Western Alberta District General Investigative Unit and Peace River Forensic Identification Section continue to investigate.

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As of now, no one has been charged.