74-year-old woman hospitalized after two unleashed dogs bite her at Stony Brook park
Suffolk County Police said two unleashed dogs bit a 74-year-old woman on the legs at Strathmore Park; her injuries were described as non-life-threatening.
Incident summary
Suffolk County Police reporting carried by Patch and News 12 said a 74-year-old woman was bitten on the legs by two unleashed dogs at Strathmore Park in Stony Brook at about 2 p.m. on September 23. Setauket Rescue transported her to Stony Brook University Hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Police said the dogs were owned by a Stony Brook resident and that the incident report and dog records were forwarded to the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County SPCA and Suffolk County Department of Health Services. In a later September 24 update, Patch reported that an employee contacted the person responsible for the dogs and confirmed both dogs had current rabies vaccinations. The county health department said it would follow up after 10 days to confirm the dogs remained healthy, which would help determine whether preventive rabies treatment was needed for the victim. The reviewed reporting did not identify the woman, report the dogs’ breed, establish a citation or dangerous-dog adjudication, or provide a later medical-status update.
Police said the dogs were owned by a Stony Brook resident and forwarded the incident report and dog records to the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County SPCA and Suffolk County Department of Health Services. Patch later reported that the incident had been registered with the Suffolk County SPCA and that both dogs had current rabies vaccinations. The reviewed reports did not establish a citation, dangerous-dog adjudication, criminal charge, civil judgment or final disposition, so BiteDB does not infer legal responsibility.
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September 24 follow-up: Patch reported both dogs had current rabies vaccinations and Suffolk County health officials planned a 10-day follow-up to confirm the dogs remained healthy and determine whether preventive rabies treatment was needed.
Primary record used by BiteDB
Patch’s September 24 report, updated later that day, said Suffolk County Police reported that two unleashed dogs bit a 74-year-old woman on the legs at Strathmore Park the previous afternoon. The report said Setauket Rescue transported her to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Patch later reported that an employee contacted the person responsible for the dogs, both dogs had current rabies vaccinations, and Suffolk County health officials planned a 10-day follow-up to confirm the animals remained healthy and assess whether preventive rabies treatment was needed.
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- News 12 Long Island — 74-year-old woman bitten by unleashed dogs at Stony Brook park — Independent local reporting attributed to Suffolk County Police · 2026-09-24
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