NACOGDOCHES (AP) – Two pit bulls will be euthanized after mauling an 8-year-old East Texas girl and a woman who used her body to try to protect the child. Nacogdoches County Sheriff Jason Bridges said Wednesday that the dogs apparently escaped through a hole in a fence. The two victims, whose names haven’t been released, were in stable condition following Tuesday night’s attack. A woman who was nearby heard the attack and placed her body over the child to protect the girl, who was mauled while helping a neighbor youngster search for the loose dogs. A man who lives nearby also heard the attack and used a baseball bat to stop the dogs. Officers seized both animals that Bridges says would be euthanized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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