A 6-year-old girl in Richmond County is recovering after being attacked by dogs at her school bus stop.
“I have stitches everywhere and staples in my head,” Haiden Prevatte told Eyewitness News anchor Liz Foster. As soon as David Covington saw the dogs attack Haiden, the 72-year-old volunteer firefighter jumped out of his car and grabbed a stick on the side of the road. Two pit bulls attacked the first-grader in Rockingham on Wednesday before the school bus even drove away.
“He bit me and shook me around,” she said.
Covington was stopped in his car behind the bus. “First one came at me and I swung at him,” Covington said. “The other dog was still attacking the girl, so I hit him a couple times. He backed off. She started up the bus, and he pulled her back down and continued to attack her.”
Covington eventually was successful in stopping the dogs. The school bus driver pulled Haiden back onto the bus while Covington called 911.
“He was very nice helping me,” Haiden said of Covington.