Two children airlifted after reported attack by several loose dogs in Perryville, Missouri
A regional report citing Southeast Missourian says children ages 2 and 12 were airlifted to separate St. Louis pediatric hospitals after several loose dogs attacked them on North Main Street on September 18.
Incident summary
Hoodline, citing Southeast Missourian reporting, said Perryville police and Mercy Ambulance responded at approximately 6:55 p.m. September 18 to the 800 block of North Main Street after several loose dogs attacked two children, ages 2 and 12. The 12-year-old was airlifted to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and the 2-year-old to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The reviewed source did not report the children’s specific injuries or later conditions, the dogs’ breeds, an exact dog count, ownership, animal-control disposition, citations or criminal charges. BiteDB therefore records only the reported attack, ages, block-level location and air transport, preserving those limits.
The reviewed report did not identify dog owners, citations, criminal charges, a dangerous-dog proceeding, impoundment outcome or final animal disposition. BiteDB does not infer legal responsibility or a final animal-control outcome from the reported attack.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
Hoodline reported, citing Southeast Missourian, that several dogs running at large attacked a 2-year-old and a 12-year-old in the 800 block of North Main Street in Perryville. Perryville Police Department and Mercy Ambulance responded at about 6:55 p.m.; the 12-year-old was taken by helicopter to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and the 2-year-old to St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
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No second independently accessible incident report was located at publication time. The reviewed report attributes its core incident facts to Southeast Missourian; BiteDB preserves that source chain and does not add unreported detail.
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.