Child severely injured in Beltrami County dog attack

Beltrami County Deputies say a 3-year old was attacked by a dog while the mother and child were playing in the yard and a dog came into their yard and attacked the child. On Thursday, May 11th at approximately 9:42 am, Beltrami County Deputies, Leech Lake Tribal Police and Leech Lake Ambulance were dispatched to the 17000 block of Mission Road SE in Ten Lake Township of Cass Lake. The child suffered severe injuries from the attack. The child was transported to Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital and later flown to a Fargo hospital for further treatment. The Leech Lake Police Department Officers and a Beltrami County Deputy located the dog that attacked the child. The dog was taken into custody by the Leech Lake Police Department Animal Control and disposition is pending.