Overview
- Emily Panuco, 26, died from multiple bite wounds after intervening when three adult dogs attacked her 5-year-old at her mother's home in Big River on Feb. 27.
- The child suffered two severe bites, received hospital care, and has been released, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
- Deputies say the visit was to see several-week-old puppies kept in a cardboard box near the front door when the attack began.
- CRIT Animal Control seized the three adult dogs involved and later euthanized them.
- The Sheriff’s Coroner’s Division continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to contact Deputy R. Flores at the Colorado River Station; a fundraiser describes Panuco as a mother of two who worked at a tribal library.