Sheriff-reported incident record · 2026-10-16

Woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after reported Port Richey dog attack

Pasco deputies say a woman was hospitalized after a dog attack in the Sandstone Lane area October 16; breed, attack circumstances and outcome remain unknown.

Hospitalized; life-threatening injuries, outcome pendingBreed: Unknown / not reportedPort Richey, FL

Date2026-10-16 · Deputies responded about 2:12 p.m. EDT on October 16, 2026; exact attack time not established

LocationArea of Sandstone Lane, Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida; no precise street number or attack address released

Victim(s)One adult woman, age and identity not released by the sheriff’s office in the reviewed report

Dogs involvedAt least one dog involved according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Dog count, ownership, breed and custody status were not reported.

Injury severityReported life-threatening injuries; transported to a hospital on October 16. Neither detailed wounds nor a subsequent medical outcome were released. Nonfatal classification is provisional and denotes no confirmed death in the reviewed reporting.

Breed attributionUnknown / not reported — The October 16 Tampa Bay 28 account citing the Pasco Sheriff’s Office did not identify any dog breed or mixture. BiteDB does not infer breed from reported severity, street or other incidents.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

The Pasco Sheriff’s Office told Tampa Bay 28 that deputies responded around 2:12 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026, to an animal-bite report in the area of Sandstone Lane in Port Richey. The sheriff’s office said a woman injured in a dog attack was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and that animal control was notified. Investigators had not released the dog’s breed, how many dogs were involved, the victim’s identity or age, the attack circumstances, the animal’s disposition, or any later medical outcome. This record reflects the police-attributed preliminary report, without inferring cause, fault or an unreported outcome.

Unresolved circumstances

Pasco Sheriff’s Office said the circumstances were under investigation and animal control was notified. No enforcement action, criminal allegation, citation or animal-control disposition was reported as of the reviewed October 16 source.

Media & source coverage

Reporting and source material

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↗Primary incident reportTampa Bay 28 — Port Richey woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after dog attackRead original coverage; publisher imagery and video are not rehosted.

Source provenance

Primary report used by BiteDB

Tampa Bay 28 — Port Richey woman hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after dog attackLocal television newsroom reporting by Scott Sutton, attributing preliminary incident details to Pasco Sheriff’s Office · Published 2026-10-16 · Accessed 2026-10-16

Tampa Bay 28 reported a Pasco Sheriff’s Office statement that deputies responded around 2:12 p.m. to an animal bite near Sandstone Lane, that an injured woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, and that animal control was notified; the sheriff’s office said the investigation was continuing.

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Additional sources

No additional independently verified source was available at initial recording. Details remain subject to agency or medical follow-up.

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

High confidence in a reported dog attack and hospital transport with life-threatening injuries based on local newsroom direct attribution to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. Number and breed of dogs, exact address, injury mechanism, legal responsibility, victim outcome and animal disposition remain unverified.