Author: Tyler J Davis, Des Moines Register

Robert Joseph Quick’s 5-year-old daughter was bitten, but she survivedand is recovering from the attack.

The Marshalltown, Iowa, family of Christian Maxon, 8, is mourning the bright-eyed boy, who loved Cub Scouts, video games and fishing.

The zoonotic disease, known as “canine Brucellosis,” is spread through reproductive fluids. Instances were found at a small-dog breeding facility.

Large amounts of melting snow in the region has raised flood concerns, and rain this week pushed the Mississippi River crest in Davenport to record highs.

The rescue was caught on camera.