An 11-year-old South Carolina boy was chased and bitten nearly 60 times by a pack of mixed-breed dogs while walking to school.
A’Rhyan Anderson was attacked by four dogs at 7:40 a.m. on February 14 on North Livingston Street in Clinton.
According to the Clinton Police Department, Anderson suffered serious injuries and had to be flown to Greenville Memorial Hospital for treatment.
His mother, Amy Lowe, later said he underwent surgery and is now stable.
‘It’s traumatizing. I’m traumatized. I’m sure my son is traumatized.
‘He has a long road to recovery. He was bitten more than 60 times. There is no muscle. He ate all the muscle out of his left leg,” Lowe said. FOX8.
A’Rhyan Anderson was attacked by four dogs at 7:40 a.m. on February 14 on North Livingston Street in Clinton.
His mother, Amy Lowe, said: “I want the dogs to be put down.” I want dog owners to be responsible. They are going to have to be held accountable. I want justice for my son’
Anderson was saved from apparent death thanks to the quick action of one of the family’s neighbors, who also witnessed the entire attack.
Natasha Sims said she saw the dogs surrounding Anderson and quickly called 911 while trying to get the dogs away from the boy.
‘When I was arriving, I saw his body. They were literally eating it. The dogs really looked like they had eaten him alive.
“At that moment I didn’t know if he was alive or dead. I didn’t see anything but bones. I saw that he was very devoured,” Mims said.
When officers arrived at the scene, the dogs had already escaped.
Anderson was saved from apparent death thanks to the quick action of one of the family’s neighbors, who also witnessed the entire attack.
A family friend has launched a GoFundMe to raise funds for the boy’s recovery.
Officers found the herd shortly afterward and shot two of them. The other two escaped and are described as large, black, mixed-breed dogs.
According local newsThe dogs’ owner has not been identified.
After the horrific incident, Lowe insists that the other two dogs be found and “euthanized.”
‘I want the dogs to be euthanized. I want dog owners to be responsible. They are going to have to be held accountable. “I want justice for my son,” said the distraught mother.
A family friend launched a GoFundMe to raise funds for the boy’s recovery.
According to the page, in addition to Anderson, Lowe also has four other children.
crowdfunding page has raised $330 of its $10,000 goal.