ERIE — A 1-year-old girl died after being attacked by her family dog in a cemetery caretaker's cottage near Erie.

The Allegheny County medical examiner said 14-month-old Addison Sonney died Thursday afternoon at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

The girl's mother, Kari Sonney, was treated at Hamot Medical Center in Erie for injuries sustained trying to protect Addison in the attack.

Police followed the dog into a nearby neighborhood and fatally shot it.

Authorities said the attack happened Thursday morning at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Millcreek Township. The child's father is the cemetery caretaker.

Police said the state Agriculture Department is testing the remains of the English sheepdog mix for rabies.