Police say Jasmine Feller, 24, suffered bite marks to her face, and Kyle Wacker, 19, was bit on the arm when he tried to intervene.
Both were taken to Sioux City's Mercy Medical Center. Their conditions are not being released, per the family's request.
Police say two people were moving furniture outside a Morningside home around 3:15 p.m. Friday, when the pit bull became agitated and attacked.
The dog, a 4-year-old pit bull mix named Lucky Boy, is now in the hands of animal control.
According to Animal Control Director Cindy Rarrat, the dog's owner 19-year old Victor Manuel Mejia, was visiting from Arizona.
Rarrat says he's voluntarily given up the dog and that it will be euthanized in 10 days. Neighbors saw the aftermath play out at 1726 Nicollet Street, from the house next door.
"More pit bull than anything, just really big, massive. It was with a Siberian husky, just running around and the pit bull had attacked the next door neighbor's girlfriend," said Mike Finch, a neighbor.
Patrick McGregor told his friend to call 911 after he saw Wacker bleeding from his forearm. His friend wasn't going to make that call until he saw Feller's face, which he said was covered with blood.
"And that's when he looked back and sees the girl's face, that it was all mauled. He decided to call the cops and that's when me and Mike Finch came outside with the baseball bats to hold the dog at bay, so that way the firefighters could get out and do what they had to do," said McGregor.
A police spokesperson says they have yet to talk to the victims, and are still trying to piece together the information. At this point, no charges have been filed against Mejia.
Under Sioux City's ordinance, any unregistered pit bull must be taken outside city limits or euthanized.
(KTIV - Feb 18, 2012)
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