A substitute United State Postal Service mail provider is recovering at Memorial Hospital after she was the sufferer of a canine attack final week within the Nevils space.
According to a Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office incident report, a lady stated she was on the cellphone with the mail provider about 6:15 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 because the provider was dropping off a package deal at a residence on Anderson Road. She stated the provider instructed her she had by no means been to the residence earlier than.
The mail provider instructed the girl two dogs began to attack her after she left the package deal on the door. The lady stated she drove to the residence and noticed the provider being attacked. She stated she beeped her horn a number of occasions, however the dogs wouldn’t cease. The lady stated she then referred to as 911 for assist.
Sheriff’s Deputy Carvin Burnet and Cpl. Austin Williams responded to the scene. In the incident report, Burnett stated he noticed the provider on the ground of the storage with each dogs, described as pit bulls, standing by her.
Burnett and Williams grabbed what Burnett referred to as within the report “less-lethal shotguns” and as they made their approach to the home, one of many dogs approached them. Williams fired and hit the canine within the facet, which brought on each dogs to run away.
Bulloch County EMS arrived on the scene and began treating the sufferer. She was transported and flown by helicopter to Memorial Hospital in Savannah. According to studies, the 36-year-old provider suffered extreme chew accidents to her legs and arms that required surgical procedure. She was nonetheless at Memorial as of Wednesday afternoon.
Burnett stated the house owner was interviewed and instructed them the dogs had by no means bitten anybody earlier than and that they had been absolutely vaccinated. The proprietor stated he has a field the place supply drivers can go away packages and never have contact with the dogs.
In the report, Burnett stated the scene was turned over to Bulloch County Animal Services after talking with the house owner.
Bulloch County Public Safety oversees Animal Services and Director Ted Wynn stated Animal Control officers confirmed the dogs had been absolutely updated on their vaccines and had no earlier historical past of biting. The dogs had been left with the house owner.
“It is a tragedy what happened and we pray for the carrier’s recovery,” Wynn stated.
It will not be identified how lengthy the substitute provider has labored with the USPS. In a launched assertion concerning the incident, the Postal Service stated:
“Our carriers are trained to use their mail satchel as the first line of defense, which can be wielded like a soft shield, and they are equipped to carry a pepper spray. If a loose dog is known to be on the carrier’s delivery route, the address can be programmed into their delivery scanner, and an alert will pop up when they approach that area to warn them.”
On the Postal Service web site, a substitute provider is named a “Rural Carrier Associate.” The position is described as a “continuous, part-time job … when regular carriers have scheduled days off or take vacation days.” In most instances, they use their very own car whereas delivering mail. They receiving coaching similar to a full-time postal employee would, based on the web site.
