Verified incident record · 2026-04-07

2-year-old seriously injured in Des Moines hotel dog bite

Police said the child suffered serious facial injuries after a sleeping dog was startled in a hotel room.

Serious / major (facial injuries)Unknown / not determined in initial investigationDes Moines, IA

Date2026-04-07 · 08:00

LocationHotel in the 4900 block of Northeast 14th Street

Victim(s)1 child, age 2

Dogs involved1 dog

Injury severitySerious / major (facial injuries)

Breed attributionUnknown / not determined in initial investigationPolice said breed had not yet been determined

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

A 2-year-old child suffered serious facial injuries after being bitten by a dog in a Des Moines hotel room. Police said the preliminary investigation indicated the sleeping dog had been startled by the child immediately before the bite. The child was hospitalized and expected to survive; the dog was impounded and its breed had not yet been determined.

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Infant dead, toddler seriously injured in separate dog-bite incidents in Des MoinesKCCI local reporting citing Des Moines Police and Fire Department response · Published/record date 2026-04-07

Des Moines police said the child suffered serious facial injuries, was expected to survive and that the dog’s breed had not yet been determined.

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What BiteDB does not infer

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