"She is a hero."ĭamion received about 70 stitches in his leg from the attack, and the police report states that Shane was also bitten. "She is the bravest, strongest mother I know to do that for her child she risked her life to save him," She added. Shannon said that Heather's injuries consisted of kidney failure, both of her arms being amputated, and other health issues. She said, 'I have no arms and I'm dying.'" "Shane got home to find her lying on the bathroom floor. "We don't know how long she was in there fighting him off," Shannon Pingle, Heather's sister, said. He was able to grab the pit bull, pull it outside and fatally shoot it. After Shane found his son in the living room, Shane returned to the bathroom to find the dog attacking Heather. Heather said that Damion had fallen down some stairs, but she didn't know where he was. A Wisconsin mother has died after she suffered injuries while saving her son from a dog attack.Īccording to the Wausau Daily Herald Media, 35-year-old Heather Pingel was rushed to the hospital on December 8 after she tried to save her four-year-old son, Damion Bernarde, from their family dog.Ī report from the Shawano County sheriff's office stated that Damion's father, Shane Bernarde, came home the afternoon of the attack to find Heather in the bathroom with the door shut.
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