Overview
- Delyla McCay was attacked on Nov. 7 outside her Hanceville apartment when a blue heeler being walked by a child allegedly broke free and twice bit her, according to local reports.
- She was airlifted to Children’s of Alabama with severe facial and body wounds, received dozens of stitches, and faces plastic surgery and a rabies vaccination series.
- Cullman County Animal Control said the dog was euthanized and its remains were sent for testing after authorities found it was not current on vaccinations.
- The Cullman County District Attorney’s Office reported it has not yet received law-enforcement paperwork on the case, and the investigation remains open.
- Her family has launched a GoFundMe for medical costs, and the incident is being reported in the context of a spate of dog attacks in central Alabama this year that prompted recent local animal-control actions.