Vicious dog attacks in northern Ont. leave two with serious wounds
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A dog owner has been charged after two people riding bicycles in a community near Sault Ste. Marie were recently attacked by two dogs.
A dog owner has been charged after two people riding bicycles in a community near Sault Ste. Marie were recently attacked by two dogs.
The incidents took place at a residence on Neebish Road in Laird Township on May 25.
Ontario Provincial Police responded around 5 p.m., with help from Batchewana First Nation Police Service.
“Algoma Paramedic Services were on scene prior to police arrival and were attending to a victim with multiple dog bite wounds,” the OPP said in a news release Wednesday.
“This victim was operating a bicycle on Neebish Road when they were attacked by two dogs and sustained injuries to their left and right buttock, hip as well as several punctures to the left forearm, road rash to both knees, and was later transported to hospital in Richards Landing.”
Police contacted the victim May 27, who told them they also suffered a fractured collarbone.
In a separate attack that also took place on May 25, another person who was riding a bicycle on Neebish Road was approaching the property when they observed two dogs running aggressively towards them.
