Man Jumps Fence to Help Neighbor in Dog Attack

WAUKESHA, WI -- Capt. Dennis Angle described 39-year-old Christopher Bartosz as a “hero” after the man jump to the assistance of his neighbor who was being attacked by her 2-year-old male pit bull.

“He jumped the fence while the dogs were on her,” Angle said.

Bartosz has since been release from Waukesha Memorial Hospital where he was treated for the dog bite, Angle said.  A phone number for Bartosz has been disconnected.

The dog’s owner, a 52-year-old woman at 2112 Springbrook North, was in stable condition at Froedtert Hospital after being transported there Tuesday night by Flight for Life. However, officers on scene described the traumatic injuries, Angle said.

“One officer actually put in his report that he could see chunks of flesh on the ground,” Angle said.

The dogs were described by police as being in a “frenzy,” Angle said.

One dog was supposed to have a white face, instead “it was covered with blood,” the police captain said.

Officials from Human Animal Welfare Society tranquilized a 7-year-old female dog. H.A.W.S. is conducting rabies tests on the 7-year-old dog and the male dog that attacked his owner, Angle said.

The 2-year-old dog was shot dead by police after it attempted to jump a low picket fence to attack officers while the Waukesha Fire Department was attending to the victims.

Police said it appeared the owner was attempting to kennel the 7-year-old dog when the 2-year-old dog attacked her.

(Waukesha Patch - June 29, 2011)

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