Shashi Sharma was mauled by two 90-pound pit bulls Thursday after finishing up her daily walk.
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| Victim Shashi Sharma, who made the mistake of taking a walk. Now it might cost her an arm. |
The dogs bit her face and head and tore at her arms and legs. Doctors are now trying to save her left arm. She is listed in serious condition in an induced coma at Nassau University Medical Center.
Sharma made a frantic call to 911 during the attack and when police arrived they shot both dogs – killing one of them. Friday afternoon, Nassau County Police released a surveillance photo of the two pit bulls.
The other escaped into nearby woods and is still on the loose.
Det. Lt. Kevin Smith said if police hadn’t stopped the attack Sharma could’ve been killed.
Police are warning residents to stay indoors and call 911 if they see the animal — which is considered to be vicious and dangerous.
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| Surveillance photo of the two Pit Bulls |
One woman told WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall that she called 911 after spotting a dog fitting the description of the pit bull police are searching for.
She said the brown and white dog was clawing at a bag of garbage at a curb on Meadowbrook Road but was gone by the time officers arrived on the scene.
Police said there have been at least three sightings of the dog.
The pit bulls are believed to be the same ones responsible for an attack on a 67-year-old man on Wednesday.
(CBS New York - Sept 30, 2011)
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