N.S. community gathered over weekend to remember boy who died in dog attack – Halifax


Family, teachers, classmates and friends of a 13-year-old boy who died after a dog attack in southwestern Nova Scotia gathered over the weekend to remember him.

Police have said Drew Nickerson was attacked Jan. 3 by two cane corsos and a Rottweiler as he rode his bicycle, and died two days later in a Halifax hospital.

The three dogs have been euthanized.

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During the service at a community centre in Shelburne, N.S., Nickerson was described by those who loved him as kind, sweet, empathetic, loving and funny.

He loved the outdoors, especially riding ATVs and his BMX bicycle, and playing on the local soccer team — Southwest Blast FC.

Many of Nickerson’s former teammates attended the service.

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