Thumb bitten off
Dog attack: Styrian jogger seriously injured!
Serious dog attack in Tillmitsch in southern Styria: A jogger (46) was attacked and seriously injured by an American Staffordshire Terrier in front of an apartment building. Her thumb is even said to have been bitten off completely. Emergency surgery!
The dramatic incident took place at around 11 a.m. in Tillmitsch in southern Styria. A 46-year-old woman had just returned to her apartment building from a run when she was suddenly attacked by a loose American Staffordshire terrier belonging to a 49-year-old man. The dog had previously jumped over the fence of a ground-floor apartment with a garden, as the regional police department confirmed to "Krone". "The dog bit her several times in both forearms," said the police spokesperson.
Emergency operation at Graz LKH
The woman suffered serious injuries to her arms and palms, her right thumb was even severed according to initial reports. The ambulance and emergency doctor were deployed. The woman from the Leibnitz district was taken to Graz LKH, where she underwent emergency surgery.
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