A 7-year-old woman walking to highschool was injured Thursday when she was attacked by a canine in a Victorville neighborhood.
Deputies responded at about 7 a.m. to the 13800 block of Mesa Linda Avenue within the San Bernardino County group after a report of a canine who bit two youngsters. One little one ran away, however the 7-year-old woman suffered a number of accidents, in line with the sheriff’s division.
A neighbor ran outdoors to assist the woman, and the canine ran off, authorities mentioned.
Maria Hernandez mentioned she was getting her daughter prepared for varsity when the woman observed the attack. Security digicam video confirmed the canine dragging the woman in entrance of a home.
“I discovered the very first thing that I discovered, which was my broom,” mentioned Hernandez.
The canine and woman had been on the neighbor’s entrance yard when Hernandez arrived on the scene, wielding her broomstick. The canine appeared to tear off a number of the woman’s garments and drag her by the hair.
“I used to be capable of pull the little woman away from the canine, and tried to maintain him away with my broom,” Hernandez mentioned. “He simply saved insisting to come back after her.”
Video confirmed Hernandez, broomstick pointed on the canine, holding onto the woman as they walked towards her home. She advised the opposite youngsters to run inside her home.
The 7-year-old woman remained hospitalized late Thursday morning. Details about her situation weren’t instantly available, however Hernandez mentioned paramedics advised her she is recovering.
The canine was captured and brought to animal management, authorities mentioned. Hernandez mentioned the identical canine was seen in a single day within the neighborhood.
The canine doesn’t have a microchip ID. The sheriff’s division was searching for an proprietor.
