Father Killed While Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter From Dog Attack: Police

Father Killed While Protecting 5-Year-Old Daughter From Dog Attack: Police
A father has died while protecting his 5-year-old daughter during a dog attack on May 31, 2019. Deidre Ann Bible/GoFundMe
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An Iowa father’s actions saved his 5-year-old daughter’s life from a dog attack on May 31 but had cost him his life, according to police.

The tragic incident occurred at a home in Fort Madison. Police said in a statement they were called to the scene of the attack in the morning where they found a large dog attacking a man who was lying on his back on the grass in the front yard.