KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Members of the Tk'emlups (tuh-KEM'-lups) First Nation near Kamloops are mourning the death of an elder attacked and killed by a dog.
Seventy-eight-year-old Kathleen Green was mauled to death at her home on the southern Interior reserve Saturday night by a dog that was tied up in the backyard.
Emergency crews called to the scene had to shoot the dog because it continued being aggressive as they arrived.
Coroner Barb McLintock says fatal dog maulings are very rare and many questions must be answered.
She says the investigation is just beginning and the Coroners Service must do a lot of work to determine exactly why Green died.
The victim was a residential school survivor and lived with her grandson, and the dog belonged to a family member. (CHNL)
