By: Special from Bloomer Advance 02/13/2009
On Friday, Feb. 2, Kathleen Benish, 68, Tilden was attacked and mauled by four dogs as she walked along 115th Street in the township of Tilden. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a woman that had been bitten by some dogs at 1:41 p.m. Friday, requesting an ambulance. As Tilden First Responders arrived on the scene, they quickly realized they were dealing with more than a dog bite.
Benish had been knocked to the ground by four dogs, described as Lab/German Shepard mix, each weighing 60-80 pounds. The dogs drug her into the ditch and ripped her clothing off in the attack, mauling and biting as they dragged her in the snow before the owner of the dogs, Matthew Mikula, 12776 115th St., came out of his residence and got the dogs to stop attacking Benish.
Benish suffered multiple severe bites and torn skin over her entire body. She was transported to Bloomer Hospital, and then transferred to Luther Hospital in Eau Claire by Bloomer Ambulance.
The sheriff's report states that Mikula was cooperative with law enforcement and the dogs were taken to a local veterinarian for quarantine and observation.
The sheriff's department will consult with the County's Corporation Counsel in the determining the disposition of the dogs when the quarantine period is over. Once the investigation is complete the case will be sent to the District Attorney's office for review of charges that may be filed against the owner of the dogs.
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