Verified incident record · 2023-07-21

Sheriff: Mailman attacked, hospitalized after dog attack in North Highlands

A pit bull attacked a 73-year-old postal worker while he was delivering mail. He was hospitalized with injuries to his face, arms and feet.

Moderate / hospitalized with face, arm and foot injuriesPit bull (sheriff-reported)North Highlands, CA

Date2023-07-21

LocationNorth Highlands area; exact private address omitted by BiteDB

Victim(s)73-year-old USPS mail carrier

Dogs involved1 dog

Injury severityModerate / hospitalized with face, arm and foot injuries

Breed attributionPit bull (sheriff-reported)Breed description is preserved exactly as reported by the cited source; BiteDB does not independently infer breed from appearance.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

A pit bull attacked a 73-year-old postal worker while he was delivering mail. He was hospitalized with injuries to his face, arms and feet.

Legal-status note

No final criminal charge, dangerous-dog adjudication or animal disposition was established in the source reviewed.

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↗Original source reportSheriff: Mailman attacked, hospitalized after dog attack in North HighlandsPublisher-hosted reporting; media remains with the source.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Sheriff: Mailman attacked, hospitalized after dog attack in North HighlandsLocal/news reporting citing law enforcement or emergency officials · Published 2023-07-21 · Accessed 2026-08-28

The cited report documents the 2023-07-21 dog attack in North Highlands, CA, including the victim injuries/outcome and official response summarized here.

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Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.