A family is coping with an unimaginable loss after a five-year-old boy died after being attacked by three dogs.

The was in the care of Alberta Children’s Services when he died.

The attack happened the evening of Sunday, March 5 on the Whitefish Lake First Nation #459, which is about 375 kilometres north of Edmonton.

RCMP from High Prairie and Alberta Health Services EMS both responded to a 911 call just after 5:30 p.m.

When emergency crews arrived at the community, they found the boy had died of injuries consistent with a dog attack.

It’s believed three dogs were involved, but it’s not known who owned them.

Residents had already identified and destroyed two dogs believed to be involved in the attack, RCMP said, adding the officers who responded found and killed the third.

Sarah Komadina reports.

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