Margate boy, 7, airlifted after severe dog attack
Police said the child suffered multiple bites and severe injuries; two pit bulls were removed while investigators determined whether one or both were involved.
Incident summary
Margate police said a 7-year-old boy was bitten multiple times inside a home and suffered severe injuries that did not appear life-threatening. Fire rescue crews forced entry through a window to reach the child, who had locked himself in a bedroom, and he was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center. Two family-member-owned pit bulls were taken into custody while investigators worked to determine whether one or both dogs attacked.
Margate Animal Control took both dogs into custody. The source reviewed did not report charges or a final disposition.
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Local 10, citing Margate Police, reported that a 7-year-old boy suffered multiple bites and severe injuries, was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center, and that two pit bulls present in the home were taken by Margate Animal Control.
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