Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Woman airlifted to Topeka for dog bite injuries

KANSAS -- A woman was airlifted from an Americus home Monday afternoon for dog bite wounds.

First responders arrived on Fourth Street in Americus following a phone call just after 3 p.m. for a seizure Cheryle Hardy, 35, was having.

 Inside, they found Lisa Gardner, 51, who was barricaded inside with bite wounds. A pit bull was loose inside the house, and more dogs were in cages.

Lyon County deputies and Americus police soon arrived on scene.

Sheriff Jeff Cope said Gardner had tried to pull the pit bull off Hardy while she was suffering from a seizure.

Gardner is still in Topeka Stormont-Vail with injuries. She was listed in fair condition as of early Wednesday morning.

Hardy was taken to an Newman Regional Hospital Monday for bite wounds and the original medical call for her seizure. The hospital does not release patient information to the media.

The pit bull is under quarantine for 10 days. The case is still under investigation.

(Emporia Gazette - July 30, 2014)

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