Source-attributed incident record · 2026-10-19

Oshkosh teenager bitten near Iowa Street and West 19th Avenue; family seeks dog owner

An Oshkosh family says a dog bit a 13-year-old boy on his way home from school. He received hospital care and began rabies prophylaxis because the dog and its vaccination status remained unidentified.

Bite wounds / nonfatalBreed: German Shepherd mix (victim-described; unverified)Oshkosh, WI

Date2026-10-19

TimeAround 4 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2026, according to the victim and his mother in WBAY interviews.

LocationNear Iowa Street and West 19th Avenue, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; intersection-level area reported, not a precise location or address.

Victim(s)Wyatt Pomasl, age 13, reported a bite to the inside of his right knee. His mother said he was treated at Aurora Medical Center, including rabies-related injections because the dog could not be identified. Medical chart, final recovery and infectious outcomes have not been independently reviewed.

Dogs involvedOne dog bit the boy, according to his direct account to WBAY. He described the attacking animal as a German Shepherd mix; it was being walked alongside a smaller Chihuahua. The smaller dog was not reported to have bitten anyone. The handlers/owners remained unidentified as of October 23 reporting.

Injury severityNonfatal puncture bite to the inner right knee; emergency treatment and initiation of rabies post-exposure prophylaxis reported by the family. The family and pediatrician discussed infection risk, but no infection, rabies diagnosis or lasting disability was established.

Breed attributionGerman Shepherd mix (victim-described; unverified)Wyatt described the attacking dog as a German Shepherd mix to WBAY. This is eyewitness breed attribution, not veterinary, genetic or owner confirmation; a Chihuahua also being walked was not implicated in the bite.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

On October 19, 2026, 13-year-old Wyatt Pomasl said he was walking home from school near Iowa Street and West 19th Avenue in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, when a dog being walked by two adults came behind him and bit the inside of his right knee. He described the dog as a German Shepherd mix and said another, smaller Chihuahua was present but not involved. In interviews published by WBAY October 23, Wyatt and his mother Samantha said they reported the event to Oshkosh police and sought treatment at Aurora Medical Center. Because the dog and vaccination records were not identified, he began rabies post-exposure shots. The family sought dashcam or doorbell footage to identify handlers; WBAY did not report an arrest, verified breed or clinical diagnosis of rabies. The incident is based on direct family interviews, not an independently published police incident report.

Legal-status note

The family told WBAY that an Oshkosh police report had been filed and officers were seeking information. As of the Oct. 23 article, the people walking the dog had not been identified. No citation, charge, owner liability or animal disposition has been independently established.

Media & source coverage

Reporting and source material

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↗Original newsroom interviews and reportingWBAY Action 2 News — Oshkosh mom asks neighbors to check doorbell cameras after dog bites sonFirst-person accounts; verify police/hospital records separately if they become public.

Source provenance

Primary report used by BiteDB

WBAY Action 2 News — Oshkosh mom asks neighbors to check doorbell cameras after dog bites sonOriginal local television reporting with on-record first-person interviews of the victim and his mother; mother reports a filed Oshkosh police report and hospital treatment (underlying records not independently inspected) · Published 2026-10-23 · Accessed 2026-10-24

WBAY directly interviewed 13-year-old Wyatt Pomasl and his mother Samantha. They said a dog bit his inner right knee Oct. 19 near Iowa Street and West 19th Avenue, they filed a police report and visited Aurora Medical Center, and rabies shots began because handlers and vaccination history remained unverified.

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Additional sources

No separate independently authenticated police or medical record was available in the reporting examined. This single-source event is counted only once.

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

High for the documented interview, reported date and location, medical treatment and rabies prophylaxis as family statements; agency records and owner/vaccine identity remain unverified. Single-source event, openly attributed.

Dog breed is the boy’s reported visual description; the dog’s vaccination status, ownership and exact attack coordinates are not established. An unidentified dog does not establish rabies infection.