A dog attack has claimed the life of an 8-year-old boy, authorities with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.

An 8-year-old boy was attacked and killed by a pair of dogs north of DeLand Monday, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. The attack was reported just before 5 p.m. in the area of Arabesque Drive and Airport Road, according to the post on X, formerly Twitter. Witnesses called 911 and started CPR on the boy, but he did not survive.

We are going to do everything humanly possible to hold the owner of these dogs responsible, and we are going to do everything humanly possible to make sure these animals are destroyed.” - Volusia Coun