Neighbors save pregnant woman from dog attack in Tacoma, WA
Pregnant woman injured in Tacoma dog attack
A pregnant woman is recovering after she was knocked to the ground and mauled by two loose dogs in Tacoma Thursday morning.
TACOMA, Wash. - A pregnant woman is recovering after she was knocked to the ground and bit by two loose dogs Tacoma Thursday morning.
What we know:
Tacoma police said at about 11:05 a.m. two loose dogs, an American Pit Bull Terrier and an American Bully, were reported in the 4000 block of Puget Sound Avenue.
A woman was walking to her car with her small dog when the two loose dogs approached her and tried to attack her smaller dog.
During the attack, the woman was knocked to the ground and bit by the two dogs. She was taken to a local hospital and was stable.
FOX 13 also learned that Thursday was the woman's due date.
The location of a dog attack that injured a pregnant woman in Tacoma. (FOX 13 Seattle)
What they're saying:
David Smith and Satya Boyle were inside their home when they heard the woman screaming outside their window.
"We hear screaming coming from out here," Smith said.
The couple ran outside to find the pit bull and bully attacking a pregnant neighbor near her parked car, and they sprang into action.
"At this point she's still bleeding pretty bad out of her leg," Smith said.
While David scared off the smaller bully, he said the light-colored pit bull would not let go.
"I came in and grabbed the dog, pulled him off of her, and then I grabbed it by the butt and kind of threw it down over here," Smith said. "I just wanted to keep the dog off of her and make sure she was ok."
Smith said the woman sustained significant injuries in the attack.
"The worst one was on her thigh here and it was from what the paramedics were saying, punctures on both sides going in, her wrists was messed up and both her ankles were messed up too," Smith said.
The location of a dog attack that injured a pregnant woman in Tacoma. (FOX 13 Seattle)
The dogs were secured and impounded by Tacoma Animal Control. The dogs' owner was located and cooperative with police.
"In accordance with standard procedure, the dogs will undergo a 10-day quarantine, after which Tacoma Animal Control will conduct a Dangerous Dog Investigation," police said. "Following that investigation, the owners will have the opportunity to request a hearing."
Tacoma Animal Control will continue the investigation.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Tacoma Police Department.
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