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Oct 23, 2009 10:13 pm US/Pacific

Merced County Toddler Killed In Pit Bull Attack

MERCED (CBS 5 / AP) ― A 17-month old Merced County boy has died after being mauled by a pit bull.

Merced County authorities are describing a gruesome scene after the dog attacked the little boy around 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Deputy Tom MacKenzie said deputies responding to a 911 hang-up from a home in Delhi found blood on the doorsteps.

A few miles away, another deputy pulled over the driver of a car who was driving erratically.

It turns out the woman behind the wheel was the same person who called 911.

MacKenzie says she was trying to drive the child to a hospital. She told deputies that she was baby-sitting the toddler when the dog attacked.

The boy died shortly after being airlifted to a hospital.

The names of the child and the baby sitter were not released, but MacKenzie says they were not related.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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