A Cuban woman was brutally attacked by two dogs when she was leaving her home to go to work in Miami.
The victim is named Gemma Garcia53, is admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital with injuries to her right arm and hand, legs and back.
The incident occurred last Friday, shortly after 6:30 am, in the area of NW 3rd Court and 64th Street.
The woman reported that she began to scream and a neighbor came to her aid. Thanks to him, she is alive to tell about it.
“They attacked me, they threw me to the ground, they both attacked me at the same time. They were quite large, one attacked me by one arm and the other by the leg…”, he explained in statements to America TeVe from the hospital.
Gemma showed her right arm almost completely bandaged, and her hand very swollen.
“The most serious thing I have at the moment is a bite on the knee, which has penetrated into the joint and the doctor doesn’t want me to move. I’m still very sore, but I can’t even get off the table to go to the bathroom.” , accurate.
Minutes after the assault, the police came to the scene. One officer grabbed one of the dogs, but another had to shoot the second animal when it tried to bite it. The two dogs managed to escape, without injuries.
“Two dogs were attacking a woman. Once our officers responded to the scene, those dogs began running in the direction of our officer. The officer sensed danger and discharged the weapon multiple times. Those dogs ran away… “, he told CBS News Miami Police Captain Freddie Cruz.
“We ask anyone who sees a vicious dog to call 911 immediately. We understand that the victim received some type of injury. At any time, these dogs could have taken the life of the victim or our officer,” he added.
The dogs were described as a brown and white terrier mix, and the other, a brown terrier mix.
Hours later, Miami-Dade Animal Services issued a statement that one of the dogs had been captured.
“Animal Services initiated a watch order and a survey of the area has been conducted. Efforts to contain the second dog will continue and residents are encouraged to call 311 to report any sightings of the dog involved in the dog bite incident. “, the document specified.
Authorities urge anyone who sees stray dogs to call Miami police at 305-603-6640.
