GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. — RCMP in northern Manitoba say a two-year-old boy is dead after being attacked by dogs.

Police in Gods Lake Narrows says they received a report of a dog attack on a child in the community early Monday afternoon.

Officers found the child with life-threatening injuries in a wooded area not far from where he lived.

He was pronounced dead on scene.

Police believe the boy wandered away from his home and was attacked by several dogs.

RCMP say community members were forced to shoot several dogs that were seen returning to the scene.

The Canadian Press