Report: 63-year-old woman suffers intense injuries after dog scratch

A 63-year-old woman suffered intense injuries Sunday morning after a dog scratched up her face and head while trying to get to a man, according to a police incident report.

While the man was trying to get away from the dog, he accidentally knocked the woman over onto the floor where the dog scratched up her face.

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The woman had deep cuts above her right eye and up to her hairline, but the injuries were non-life threatening.

One medic crew member said you could see bone from the woman's cut and another said it was one of the worst they’ve seen, the report stated.

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The owner told police the dog had bitten about six other people, including her, and had tried surrendering the dog before. Police then took the dog to the Animal Resource Center to be quarantined.

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