MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 7-year-old girl was airlifted to the hospital Monday morning after she was bitten by a 1-year-old American bulldog mix in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, authorities confirmed.
It happened in a gated community along the 5400 block of Northwest 184th Street.
Sky 10 flew over the home around 10:15 a.m. where the child was being transported from a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck to a helicopter.
An adult who was believed to be related to the child was seen walking with a medical crew to the helicopter.
Miami-Dade police confirmed that the girl was visiting the home with a parent at the time.
They said the owner of the dog was trying to familiarize it with the child when it attacked the girl, biting her in her lower and upper body.
The girl was said to be alert and stable while being transported to the hospital. While she is expected to survive her injuries, her exact condition has not yet been released.
Miami-Dade Animal Service told Local 10 News that “because of the nature of the attack, and the severity of the injuries,” the dog will be euthanized.
Authorities confirmed that hospitalizations due to dog bites are up about 11 percent in Miami-Dade County.