Overview
- Otter Tail County authorities said Beckett Brown, 3, was attacked on Jan. 11 at his grandmother Kristen Nelson’s home in New York Mills, Minnesota.
- Deputies determined the child had climbed into the outdoor area where an American bulldog was kept.
- Nelson was injured while trying to stop the attack and drove herself and her grandson to Perham Health Emergency Room, where deputies met them.
- Beckett died at the hospital, and Nelson was transferred to a Fargo facility for treatment of significant injuries.
- The family euthanized the dog following the incident, and investigators report no ongoing public safety concerns.