High Springs woman critically injured; deputy bitten during dog attack
A deputy was bitten while trying to stop the attack, then shot the dog and applied tourniquets to the 71-year-old victim, authorities said.
Incident summary
Alachua County deputies responded to reports of a dog attacking a 71-year-old woman. The first deputy tried to physically remove the dog and was bitten; the deputy then shot the dog and applied tourniquets to the woman. She was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The deputy was treated and released, and the victim’s adult daughter was treated for minor injuries.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said detectives and forensic investigators responded. The dog died from the deputy’s gunfire; no charge was established in the source reviewed.
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WCJB, citing the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, reported that a 71-year-old woman was critically injured in a dog attack; a deputy was bitten while intervening, shot the dog and applied tourniquets.
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