Investigators have released the 911 calls in the dog attack on two toddlers and a woman at a Brunswick apartment complex.
The attack happened on the morning of Nov. 23. Rutha Mae Hunter was babysitting her 6-month-old great-grandson and a 2-year-old boy, her granddaughter's friend's son, according to a Brunswick Police Department report.
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Her dog, Rhino, normally stayed with her son because of her lease agreement at the Tara Arms Apartments, but this was the first day he was back with her, the report said. Rhino had never seen the children before, Hunter said. Hunter told police she opened the door to her apartment, while holding both boys, and the dog began jumping on her.
Callers to 911 said they believed that the dog was a pit bull, but they weren't certain.
The 2-year-old was knocked out of her arms, and the dog continued to attack the boy. Hunter said she then laid on top of the boy to protect him. At some point, Hunter's great-grandson was rescued by a neighbor, who kept the boy until police arrived.
Callers to 911 reporting the attack were frantic.
"This woman’s being attacked. ... I think it’s a pit bull. Honey, I don’t know what a dog is. It looks like a pit bull," one caller said.
"The dog’s attacking a woman and her child… she’s got a child with her. It’s her own dog. He’s gotten vicious," said another.
When police arrived at the apartment complex, they found Hunter laying in the doorway of her apartment yelling "Shoot it, shoot it!" Hunter was laying on top of the 2-year-old child to protect him from the dog, according to the report.
The dog continued to advanced toward the officers, even after the dog was pepper-sprayed and shocked with a Taser twice. Police were able to move Hunter and the child from the doorway. The dog tried to approach Hunter again, and an officer kicked the dog in the face, sending the dog back into the apartment.
Hunter had bite marks on her hands and "extremely bloodied" clothes while the 2-year-old had "numerous bites and lacerations to his face," the report detailed. Hunter's great-grandson had "small lacerations to his face and eye."
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Hunter told police that Rhino had been aggressive in the past but not with her, and that he was up-to-date on his rabies vaccinations.
The toddlers were taken to Southeast Georgia Health System, as was Hunter. The boys were then transported to Memorial Hospital in Savannah, according to the report. The dog was picked up by Glynn County Animal Control.
Listen to the 911 calls from the attack: