Overview
- The attack occurred Nov. 7 in Hanceville as Delyla McCay sat outside her apartment with her 13-year-old sister.
- A nearby teenager punched the dog until it released the child and was bitten during the rescue, according to the family.
- The dog lunged a second time and injured the child's back, with severe facial wounds requiring an airlift to a children's hospital.
- Doctors plan plastic surgery, and the child is receiving rabies shots, her mother said.
- A family GoFundMe with a $2,000 goal has raised more than $9,000 to help cover medical costs.