Wisconsin woman dies while saving her 4-year-old son from an angry pit bull

Heather Pingel died of injuries sustained while protecting her 4-year-old son from a dog attack, reports NewYorkPost.

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Heather Pingel, 35, was violently attacked on December 8 at her home in Bowler, northwest of Milwaukee.

The boy's father "returned home and found her lying on the bathroom floor."

She said, 'I have no arms and I'm dying,'" Pingel's sister, Shannon Pingel, said.

Heather's son was found sitting on a chair in the dining room with a wound on his leg.

According to her family, the mother of two spent a week in the hospital trying to recover from her extensive injuries, but she died on December 16.

She had kidney failure and had both arms amputated.

Pingel's son, Damion, had 70 stitches in his leg after being bitten by a dog and was later discharged from the hospital.

The family believes the attack came after Pingel discovered that the dog was biting her son.

According to Keene, the pit bull probably pounced on her when she tried to shield the boy from further injury.

Shane Bernard, Pingel's boyfriend and father of the injured boy, returned home to find that the dog was still attacking the woman in the bathroom.

"We don't know how long she was there fighting it," Shannon Pingel said.

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Bernard, who was also bitten during the incident, told police that he stole the dog from Pingel, dragged it out into the yard and shot it.

Pingel's injuries were so severe that she could not give the authorities a complete answer about what happened.

Her sister said the dog had previously shown signs of aggression.

“My sister really loved animals and just couldn’t give up this dog…..Her heart was too big and they thought they could fix it,” Shannon said.

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