Mom has arms ripped, dies stopping pit bull from attacking son
Mom has arms ripped apart, dies stopping pit bull from attacking 4-year-old son
Emily Crane
Heather Pingel died from injuries she suffered while protecting her 4-year-old son from a dog attack. GoFundMe.com
A Wisconsin mother had her arms ripped apart by a pit bull while saving her 4-year-old son from the dog and later died, kin say.
Heather Pingel, 35, was savagely attacked at her home in Bowler, northwest of Milwaukee, on Dec. 8.
The boy’s father “got home to find her lying on the bathroom floor. She said, ‘I have no arms, and I’m dying,’ ” said Pingel’s sister, Shannon Pingel, to the
Wausau Daily Herald.
Heather’s son was found sitting on a chair in the dining room with blood pouring from his leg.
The mother of two had spent a week in the hospital trying to recover from her extensive injuries before she was pronounced dead Thursday, her family said.
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She suffered kidney failure and had had both her arms amputated.
Pingel’s son, Damion, received 70 stitches to his leg after being bitten by the dog and was later released from the hospital.
She suffered kidney failure and had had both her arms amputated.
Shannon Pingel/Newsflash
The family believes the attack unfolded after Pingel found the dog biting her son. The pitbull likely turned on her as she tried to shield the boy from further injuries, kin said.