Elderly Stratford woman suffered life-threatening injuries in July dog attack, mayor says
A September town recognition documented a July 21 Stratford dog attack in which an elderly woman suffered life-threatening injuries and EMS personnel rescued her during severe storm and flood conditions.
Incident summary
Stratford Patch reported on September 17 that Stratford EMS personnel were honored for their response to a July 21 dog attack during a severe storm. Mayor David Chess said an elderly woman suffered grave, life-threatening injuries and that Paramedic Jeffrey Jorgenson and EMT Josh Whittenburger moved through rising floodwater under an active lightning threat and in the presence of an aggressive, unrestrained animal to reach her, pull her to safety, and transport her to a hospital. The report said the patient was concerned about her husband, who was inside the residence, and the crew later secured the home and stayed with him until family arrived. The reviewed source did not report the woman’s identity or exact age, the dog’s breed or ownership, the exact address, the attack sequence, or any animal-control or legal disposition.
The reviewed source did not report a dog owner, animal-control determination, quarantine or seizure, dangerous-dog proceeding, citation, criminal charge, civil finding, or final animal disposition. BiteDB records the reported rescue and injury facts without inferring ownership, negligence, dangerous-dog status, or legal responsibility.
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Patch reported that a July 21 dog attack during a severe storm left an elderly Stratford woman with grave, life-threatening injuries, according to Mayor David Chess. Chess said the responding paramedic and EMT crossed rising floodwater under lightning threat and in the presence of an aggressive, unrestrained animal to rescue the patient and transport her to a hospital.
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