The boy’s selfless act of shielding his sister from a vicious dog earned him 90 stitches.

Six-year-old Bridger Walker of Wyoming has become an internet hero for jumping in front of a dog that was running to attack his little sister. The dog attacked him instead, injuring him so badly that he needed 90 stitches on his face.

Six-year-old Bridger Walker of Wyoming has become an internet hero for jumping in front of a dog that was running to attack his little sister. The dog attacked him instead, injuring him so badly that he needed 90 stitches on his face.

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Walker’s aunt, Nikki Walker, wrote on Instagram that on July 9, Bridger saw the dog and then deliberately stood in front of his sister. The dog proceed to bit him on his left cheek.

Despite being injured, he somehow led his younger sister away by the hand and helped her hide from the dog.

“If someone had to die, I thought it should be me,” Bridger reportedly said after the attack, according to his aunt.