(HMG) – So very sad and tragic.  The 4-year-ancient daughter of Jesse Browning — one of the stars of The History Channel’s “Ax Men”  was the tragic victim of a fatal attack by the family dog Sunday in Astoria, Oregon.  Small Ashlynn Anderson’s body was learned by her mother outside on the lawn Sunday, according to officials in Astoria, Ore., where the family resides.

“This mom just happened to look out and saw the dog and the child laying there. Apparently, the dog just snapped.”

Ashlynn was airlifted but later pronounced dead on arrival to Portland’s Oregon Health and Science University Hospital.

“Everyone was there in minutes, but she was pretty severely mauled. By the time they got her to OHSU, she had lost too much blood,” said Clatsop County Sheriff Tom Bergin in The Oregonian’s report.

“We have detectives working on investigating what set the dog off…We are going to give the family a day or two to grieve before we interview them.”

Sheriff Bergin says the attack came four months to the day after deputies removed a Rottweiler from the premises after it attacked an adult family member; that animal was euthanized. The Brownings’ two other Rottweilers have been quarantined at a shelter and are awaiting their fate.

“It’s from my understanding…only one of the dogs was involved in the attack but both dogs were seized by animal control services,” said Alan Oja, assistant chief of the Astoria Police Department, which received the initial dispatch.

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