“This is the most beautiful thing to come out of this tragedy,” a family friend wrote on a GoFundMe page
Almost two weeks after a 3 year old Minnesota boy and his mother were attacked by two dogsthe boy’s heart was donated to another child after the boy’s death.
When Covil Allen, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and his mother Tasha were attacked by two dogs on Friday, July 19, it was determined that he would not survive the injuries he sustained. Therefore, the family decided to donate his organs.
Now, they report via GoFundMe that his heart was donated to a 1-year-old girl.
Family friend Lindsey Hemmerich wrote in an update on Tuesday, July 30, “This is the most beautiful thing to come from this tragedy and we couldn’t be happier that your heart was able to save someone.”
The update further states that Covil’s liver did not “fit the child on the list.”
The Allen family had been working with Life Source, an organ procurement organization, to donate Covil’s organs, according to the fundraiser. “This will honor Covil’s life and save the lives of more children in the hopes that no other parents will have to endure the pain they are feeling right now,” Hemmerich wrote on July 24.
Both Covil and his mother suffered serious injuries following the attack; a previous update stated that Tasha had three surgeries and would need multiple skin grafts.
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According to Fox 9Covil and his mother were in the backyard of a Brooklyn Park residence with his older brother, Christian, to adopt a puppy when he was attacked by the puppy’s parents.
During the attack, Tasha and Christian were allegedly playing with a puppy while Covil was nearby. Tasha heard her son scream and went to free him from the attack, along with the dog’s owner. Covil’s father told the channel that the dogs were American Bulldogs.
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When the dogs attacked Covil, the adults allegedly defended the child “using hammers and pickaxes to free the dogs.” WCOO-TV reports, citing a search warrant.
CBS News reports that Brooklyn Park police were dispatched to the scene and “discharged their service weapons,” striking the two dogs. One died and the other was injured.
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