Boy Drowns After Diving Into California Lake To Escape An Attack By 3 Vicious Dogs

A 12-year-old boy successful California drowned aft jumping into a reservoir to flight a trio of vicious dogs, according to police.

The California City Police Department received a drowning call astatine a reservoir successful Central Park connected June 18, according to a news release.

A boy astatine nan parkland leapt into nan reservoir aft 3 dogs began chasing him. Officers recovered nan boy astatine nan bottommost of nan lake. He was removed from nan h2o and constabulary administered CPR. At nan aforesaid time, different officers tended to different insignificant astatine nan segment who had suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries from bites.

The boy has been identified arsenic Fernando Torres Moreno, according to nan LA Times.

After Kern County Fire Department units arrived, Moreno was taken to Tehachapi Hospital and past to Children's Hospital, wherever he died.

The different insignificant was treated astatine Antelope Valley Hospital and was later released.

While nan children were being treated, constabulary investigated nan area astir nan reservoir and located a man named Kenneth Dobbins surviving astatine nan Lakeshore Condominiums. He reportedly told constabulary that he had been successful nan parkland pinch his 3 dogs.

Because constabulary did not cognize nan grade of nan children's injuries astatine nan time, they did not return Dobbins into custody.

His dogs were later identified arsenic nan animals that attacked nan minors successful nan park. Police obtained an apprehension warrant for Dobbins for involuntary manslaughter and negligent proprietor of a mischievous animal causing superior bodily wounded and/or death.

When officers returned to Dobbins' location to execute nan apprehension warrant, they recovered he had near nan premises. One of nan dogs progressive successful nan onslaught was located successful Los Angeles County and was seized by authorities.

Police are still searching for Dobbins and his remaining dogs. He is described arsenic 68-years-old, unhoused, 6’6” gangly and weighing astir 250 pounds, pinch grey hairsbreadth and brownish eyes.

Investigators said he has 2 erstwhile felony convictions successful California City and Palmdale.

Law enforcement has asked that anyone who sees Dobbins telephone section police. Anyone pinch accusation astir Dobbins has been asked to telephone Lieutenant Shannon Hayes astatine shayes@californiacitypd.org aliases astatine 760-373-8606.

A GoFundMe has been established to thief Moreno's family. It said nan boy was "ready for a awesome time astatine nan parkland pinch his friends and family, but calamity took him from america excessively soon.”

“Fernando was a bright, loving boy who brought joyousness to everyone astir him,” nan fundraiser says. “His laughter and kindness touched nan lives of many, and his absence leaves a spread successful nan hearts of his family and community.”