A 9-year-old Alabama girl is lucky to be alive after a dog mauled her in front of her horrified sister. The incident happened in Hanceville on November 7.
Delyla McCay had been sitting outside her apartment with her 13-year-old sister McKenzie. That's when a dog attacked her. According to local news outlet WHNT, the animal aggressively mauled her. Another child had been walking the blue heeler, but accidentally dropped the leash. The dog then mauled Delyla despite a teen intervening and trying to stop the animal.
Ultimately, the young girl needed airlifted to the hospital due to severe injuries to her face.
"McKenzie said afterwards, everybody was just screaming. Delyla actually wasn't screaming. She was in shock," her mother Katie told Cleveland 19 News.
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"With me having insurance for her, I figured we'd be okay, but in co-pays alone over the weekend, we've spent $300," her mom wrote. "That's not including what's coming for the helicopter ride, the plastic surgeon appointment on Thursday, and the general surgeon appointment on Friday, on top of the ER visits for her rabies shots because only the ER carries it."
The family is asking for assistance through this overwhelming time. In the fundraiser, she revealed that the young girl suffered life-altering injuries.
"Her dad's had to get her a special shower head, a water flosser to rinse her mouth because her top lip is detached," she wrote on GoFundMe. "I've never dealt with nothing like that in my life, and I just wouldn't wish it on anybody ...There's a lot of people that ask, 'What was she doing to the dog? Was it provoked?' My kid was just sitting there."
Police are investigating the incident with the dog after the dangerous mauling. However, this wouldn't be the first time a dog has aggressively attacked someone.
