Nicolas Vasquez, 51, who lost both his legs after an attack by three of his neighbor’s dogs, tragically died in the ICU a week later.
A Texas man who lost both of his legs in an attack by three dogs has died after a week in hospital. Nicolas Vasquez, who was 51 years old, was walking past his neighbor’s house in Harris County at around 9 p.m. local time on June 9 when he was mauled and partially eaten alive. Calvin Stoy, another neighbor, saw Vasquez walk by on his way home from the corner store. He told ABC13 he heard dogs barking, followed by human groaning. Stoy then found Vasquez lying in a ditch, and said he had to fight off the neighbor’s dogs to rescue him.
«Both legs were torn up bad, hands and arms. He had bites on his head. He was in really bad shape. He lost a lot of blood», Stoy told ABC13. Vasquez’s niece, Kelly, told Fox5 that «[the dogs] were pretty much eating him at that point.»
After going to hospital, Vasquez had to have both legs amputated below the knee. He suffered organ failure, and was awaiting a liver transplant. A GoFundMe was started to raise money for his hospital bills. Vasquez died from his injuries 10 days after the attack. The dogs were pit bull-terrier mixes that had previously attacked Vasquez and other members of the community.
