{"id":385260,"date":"2026-07-03T19:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/385260\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:05:09","slug":"california-girl-7-left-fighting-for-her-life-after-pack-of-dogs-rip-off-her-scalp-shred-her-legs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/385260\/","title":{"rendered":"California girl, 7, left ‘fighting for her life’ after pack of dogs rip off her scalp, shred her legs"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 7-year-old California girl was left \u201cfighting for her life\u201d after a vicious pack of dogs severely mauled her \u2013 ripping off her scalp and shredding her legs, according to her family and authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The victim, identified by her family as Patricia, was rushed by helicopter to US Davis Medical Center in critical condition after the horrific attack unfolded in her small hometown of Corning on the afternoon of June 27, her grandmother, Monica Edmiston, wrote on a GoFundMe page.<\/p>\n

Six dogs were seized from the scene and transported to a local animal shelter as evidence while cops probe the mauling, the Tehama County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Heart-wrenching photos uploaded to the GoFundMe page show Patricia lying in a hospital bed with her tiny head and left arm wrapped in bandages after the vicious dog attack. GoFundMe<\/p>\n

The savage canines \u201cripped her scalp off and left her with numerous wounds all over her body,\u201d Edmiston wrote on the fundraising site \u2014 launched to help the family cover daily expenses while they remained at the youngster\u2019s hospital bedside, where she underwent emergency surgery after the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPatricia is an incredibly strong little girl, and her resilience is inspiring everyone around her,\u201d the page reads.<\/p>\n

Heart-wrenching photos uploaded to the fundraiser show the child lying in a hospital bed with her tiny head and left arm wrapped in bandages, while pictures from before the attack \u2013 which show Patricia proudly accepting a school award, flashing a recently lost tooth and posing happily with family members \u2013 paint a stark contrast.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer father and brothers are by her side every day, but the family is facing enormous challenges. They are sleeping in their car in Sacramento just to stay close to Patricia, and they need help to cover basic necessities like gas and food,\u201d the fundraiser states.<\/p>\n

In a hopeful update posted Tuesday, the relative wrote that the youngster was expected to be released from the hospital on Thursday, five days after the gruesome attack.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatricia is doing so good she gets to come home on Thursday,\u201d the update reads. <\/p>\n

Patricia was expected to be released from the hospital on Thursday \u2014 five days after the gruesome attack, her relative announced on the GoFundMe page. GoFundMe<\/p>\n

A heartwarming photo from before the attack shows Patricia proudly flashing a recently lost tooth. GoFundMe<\/p>\n

But Patricia\u2019s long journey toward healing has only just begun, according to a separate update. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe has a long road of recovery ahead,\u201d Edmiston wrote on Monday. \u201cShe is still really scared but thank God she is a strong little girl.\u201d <\/p>\n

As of Friday, the fundraiser had been paused after raking in $4,100 in donations \u2013 surpassing its original $3,000 goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A heartwarming photo before the attack shows Patricia accepting her Kindergarten award. GoFundMe<\/p>\n

\u201cPatricia and her family would like to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts, and donations. The love the town of Corning showed was overwhelming. God bless you all,\u201d Edmiston wrote in the Tuesday update. <\/p>\n

The family did not immediately respond to a message from The Post. <\/p>\n

The Tehama County Sheriff\u2019s Office did not respond to inquiries about the status of the investigation. <\/p>\n

No arrests have been announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 7-year-old California girl was left \u201cfighting for her life\u201d after a vicious pack of dogs severely mauled…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[24531,7,9,8,2305,2116,6492,665,3586],"class_list":["post-385260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-attacks","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-children","tag-dogs","tag-investigations","tag-surgery","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}