Friday, November 4, 2011

Child seriously injured after dog bite to face

NORTH CAROLINA -- A child is seriously injured after emergency crews say they were bitten by a dog in east Charlotte.

According to MEDIC, crews were called out to the Sharon Pointe Apartment Homes on Amity Pointe Road, off North Sharon Amity Road, on Friday afternoon around 4:15 p.m. to the report of a dog bite.

When crews arrived, a child was found with potentially life threatening injuries -- including a bite to the face --  and was transported to Carolinas Medical Center - Main.

A WBTV Photographer on scene said Animal Control removed a pit bull that reportedly bit the child.

(WBTV - Nov 4, 2011)