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Elderly California Woman Mauled To Death By Two Dogs During Morning Walk In Latest Incident Amongst String Of Deadly Dog Attacks

<p>An elderly <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;california&plus;&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>California<&sol;strong><&sol;a> woman was mauled to death by two dogs during her morning walk in the latest incident amongst a string of deadly dog attacks throughout the country in recent months&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Soon Han&comma; 80&comma; found dead on the side of the road after taking a stroll in the Baldy Mesa area of the Mojave Desert on Friday Morning&comma; when she was attacked by two Dogo Argentinos&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;dogs-attack-woman-san-bernardino-county&sol;12308638&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>ABC 7<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Dogs Responsible For Deadly Attack Have Been Captured After Leaving Her Lifeless Body On Side Of Road<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The breed of canine responsible for the fatal attack is among several breeds that are banned in the likes of New Zealand&comma; the UK&comma; and Denmark amongst other countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The dogs were eventually captured and have since been taken to a shelter pending a dangerous animals hearing&comma; the outlet reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Han &&num;8220&semi;suffered major injuries during the attack and was pronounced dead at the scene&comma; per the San Bernardino County coroner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;99937" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-99937" style&equals;"width&colon; 1140px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-99937" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;GettyImages-1233360564-scaled&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1140" height&equals;"809" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-99937" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">New breed Dogo Argentino seen during demonstration at 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Press Preview at Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown&period; &lpar;Photo by Lev Radin&sol;Pacific Press&sol;LightRocket via Getty Images&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The dog owner was located and is cooperating with the investigation&comma; according to authorities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Humane Society of the United States&comma; there are about 4&period;7 million dog bites every year in the U&period;S&period; These bites result in approximately 16 fatalities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dogos Argentino is a large&comma; white&comma; muscular breed of dog that was developed in Argentina primarily for the purpose of big-game hunting&comma; including wild boars and pumas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Dog Breed Responsible For Deadly Attack Banned In Several Countries&comma; Bred To Hunt Pumas&comma; Wild Boars<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>It was first bred in 1928 from the Cordoba fighting dog&comma; along with a wide array of other breeds&comma; mainly bulldogs and terriers&comma; including the Great Dane&comma; Dogue de Bordeaux&comma; Pointer&comma; and Bull-and-Terrier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They have been described by the American Kennel Club as &&num;8220&semi;large&comma; powerful&comma; and athletic&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;99949" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-99949" style&equals;"width&colon; 1024px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-99949" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;GettyImages-162777591&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"683" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-99949" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">A Dogo Argentino at the CACIB dog exhibition Westfalenhallen Dortmund on October 16&comma; 2011 in Dortmund&comma; Germany&period; &lpar;Photo by Agency-Animal-Picture&sol; Getty Images&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The deadly dog attack is the third of its kind to occur in the United States over the last several weeks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last month&comma; an 89-year-old woman was killed by her family&&num;8217&semi;s two pitbulls in Golden&comma; Colorado&comma; while her 12-year-old grandson was left severely injured&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Deadly Dog Attack Latest In A String Of Such Fatal Incidents Across The Country Over The Last Few Weeks<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Officers used tasers and non-lethal shotguns in that incident in an effort to scare the canines away from her&comma; but were unable to do so until more units arrived on scene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Both of those dogs were ultimately put down&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Last week&comma; two young children were killed when their family&&num;8217&semi;s two pitbulls attached them and their mother&comma; despite having owned the dogs for eight years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1578529422927286277" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Two-year-old Lilly Bennard and five-month-old Hollace died after the attack in Memphis&comma; 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