Man, 29, taken to hospital after being bit by a dog while going for an evening run
A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog during an afternoon run
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A man, 29, has been bitten by a dog on Sunday evening while going for an evening spot of exercise.
St John Ambulance Territory Duty Manager Craig Garraway told ABC Radio the latest dog incident had seen the man attacked before 8.30pm while going for a run.
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“Last night a 29-year-old male out doing the right thing, going for a run and unfortunately came across a couple of dogs that attacked him,” he said.
“(They) bit him on the leg and he required paramedics to transport him to hospital.
“We’ve had a few of them over the last few weeks, a bit of a spate of them.”
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