Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Two recovering after dog mauling in Frenchtown Township

MICHIGAN -- Two people are recovering after being attacked by a pack of vicious dogs.

The dogs have been taken away but those frightening moments are still in the victims minds.

Neighbors say that police and ambulances had to rush the young woman to the hospital.

A neighbor described the aftermath of what appears to be a savage attack on a 15-year-old girl to 7 Action News.

The teen was apparently visiting someone she knew at a house in the Detroit Beach subdivision when she was mauled by dogs.

“She was on a stretcher,” says Angela Polston. She appeared to be alert - the girl on the stretcher.”

The teen was inside the house when she was attacked. It’s not clear what upset the animals but they have been removed from the property.  Animal control took nine dogs.

Neighbors describe them as pit bulls but Frenchtown Township officials say they are boxers.

One other person was reportedly hurt but their injuries appear less serious.

We are told by neighbors the young woman remains in the hospital. Her condition is not known.

(WXYZ - April 25, 2012)