Woman had to go to hospital

Dog bites walker in Pinzgau

A 69-year-old woman from Pinzgau was out for a walk in Uttendorf on Wednesday afternoon when a dog suddenly jumped on her and bit her. The woman had to go to hospital injured.

The local woman was walking along a local road in Uttendorf on Wednesday afternoon. As she passed a wooden hut, a dog jumped out of the open hut onto the road and immediately attacked the 69-year-old. The animal bit the woman on the thigh, causing her to fall and hit the back of her head on the asphalt.

The 30-year-old dog owner immediately came to the woman's aid and separated his pet from the victim. The 69-year-old woman had to be taken to Zell am See hospital with undetermined injuries. The local dog owner took the dog to a vet for the necessary examination.