CALIFORNIA -- A man will undergo surgery Tuesday evening after a friend's pit bull attacked him in Mountain View, just north of National City, and bit off a "chunk" of his arm, the victim's father said.
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County animal control officer Mitchell Levy exited the paramedic
ambulance after interviewing a man who was seriously mauled on his
arm and side by a friends pit bull in the Mountain View area of San Diego. |
Paul "Mario" Todd Jr., 40, was attacked shortly before noon Tuesday in the 4400 block of Logan Avenue, according to San Diego police.
Paul Todd Sr. said officers found his son at a different location nearby, which he ran to while "in shock."
When officers arrived, they found Todd Jr. had been bitten in the right arm, side and back by his friend's dog, named Sparky D. Todd Jr. is scheduled to have surgery at Scripps Mercy Hospital to repair injuries to his arm and, possibly, to his abdomen, his father said.
"It just baffles me that people have those types of pets as a pet,"Todd Sr. said. "Pit bulls are a dangerous dog."
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