A woman has had her arm bitten off in a horrifying dog attack in Queensland.
The woman, aged in her 30s, was attacked at a home on Lonerganne Street in Garbutt, in Townsville in the state’s southeast, shortly after 7am on Friday.
Paramedics and police discovered the woman with a severed forearm, with her injuries described as potentially life-threatening.
It’s understood officers had to shoot the dog in order to save her.
The woman’s arm was recovered and has been sent to hospital for surgeons to try and reattach.
A neighbour, who described the dog as a ‘mongrel pitbull mix’, said it attacked its owner after another neighbour arrived at the house.
‘The dog got riled up at the neighbour and she put her arm out to bring him back, that’s when he got her arm,’ she told the Courier Mail.
‘Her arm’s off from under the elbow.’
Resident Corey Geesu said he was attacked by the same dog two weeks ago and had to spend multiple nights in hospital as a result.
Mr Geesu has been left with several large scars over his right forearm, adding he thought the dog should have been taken away earlier.
More to come.
A woman has had her arm bitten off in a horrifying dog attack in Queensland (stock image)
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