Woman Attacked and Killed by Dog During Walk in Rural Canada

Ambulances outside the Dartmouth General Hospital in Dartmouth, N.S., Canada, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

A Canadian woman was attacked and killed by her dog while she was walking in rural Nova Scotia, officials said.

The woman, a resident of Middle Musquodoboit, has not been identified. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police identified the dog as a pit bull.