Kerilyn Belle Crawford

Kerilyn Belle Crawford rescued Caleb J. Orlando from an attacking dog, Navasota, Texas, January 29, 2003. Caleb, 6, entered the fenced-in yard of a neighbor’s residence and was attacked by the neighbor’s mixed-breed dog, which weighed about 75 pounds. Kerilyn, 13, student, was visiting at the residence. Alerted to the attack, she left the residence, jumped from the porch to the ground, and approached Caleb. She grasped the dog by its collar and struck it on the head. The dog released its grasp on Caleb, who then fled the yard at Kerilyn’s direction. Kerilyn returned Caleb to his nearby home. He was taken to the hospital, where he was detained a week for treatment, including surgery, of his bite wounds, which required well over 100 sutures.