woman has been hospitalized after she was attacked by a dog in Fort Lauderdale, police said.
Fort Lauderdala Police units responded to the scene of the incident along the 700 block of Southwest 14th Terrace, at around around 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Responding officers arrived to find the victim suffering from a dog bite.
According to neighbors, the woman attacked was a dog handler.
Paramedics with Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported the patient to Broward Health Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses told police they attempted to intervene when they saw the dog attacking the woman, and as a result, the dog was also injured.
A spokesperson for Broward County Animal Care did not immediately respond to 7News’ request for more information.
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Source: wsvn
