Mirror, Kara
O'Neill, Aug 31, 2014
The dog pulled the boy to safety after the swarm of stinging insects were released into a group of unsuspecting kids
The dog pulled the boy to safety after the swarm of stinging insects were released into a group of unsuspecting kids
A pit bull
saved an eight-year-old boy from a deadly bee attack by dragging him to safety
by his trouser leg.
Jesse-Cole
Shaver, from Oregon, was playing with a group of 10 friends in a local wood
behind his house when one of the kids stepped on a rotten log, unleashing a
swarm of bees.
The
children were at the bottom of a steep embankment near their apartment building
on Tuesday evening when the bees were released, stinging Jesse at least 24
times.
Most of the
children managed to scramble back up the hill away from danger but Jesse was
unable to get a secure footing.
Hero: Pit bull Hades saves Jesse-Cole from bee attack |
But
luckily, the boy's pit bull, Hades, was on hand to help and grabbed his trouser
leg in order to pull him up the steep incline.
After the
attack, Jesse told KPTV in Oregon: "Hades saw me and came and she dragged
me up to the grass and then stopped and let me crawl on her back and then took
me to mom."
Jesse's
older sister, Jasmine Jones, was stung five times in what, for her, could have
been a fatal attack.
The
14-year-old is allergic to bee stings and had to have two injections from an
EpiPen to prevent her body from swelling.
The
frightened mother, who did not wish to be named, said: "A couple of these
kids could have got really sick or died."
Stung: Jesse and his sister Jasmine were taken to hospital after the bee attack |
Both
children were taken to Williamette Falls Hospital for treatment after the
attack where doctors were still attempting to remove bee stings from the
children's hair.
They were
released from the hospital a few hours later. Hades was also stung but is also
now fine.
Jesse's mom
said that her son couldn't wait to get home and thank his dog for saving him.
The
children have vowed never to go back down to the embankment again.
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