Miami-Dade Child Seriously Injured By Dog

MIAMI, FL — A young child had to be taken to a pediatric hospital after being bitten by a dog in southwest Miami-Dade, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. A news report said the child was bitten in the face. The incident occurred late Tuesday afternoon.

"It's a minor under 10 years of age transported as a trauma alert via ground transport to (a) pediatric hospital," Erika Benitez of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue told Patch shortly after 5 p.m.

Benitez could not confirm whether the child had been bitten in the face.

Neighbors of the child's home at SW 99th Avenue and SW 50th Terrace told Local 10 News that the dog was frequently seen playing with the child in the family yard.

"The little girl screamed. The dog barked. It made a growling noise and then the little girl screamed again. I mean loud," a neighbor told the television crew. "Little girls have a shrieking voice. And then about 10-15 minutes later, fire rescue came. They put bandages on her. They actually took her out of the yard and closed the gate to get away from the dog because it's still running loose."

No further details were immediately available.

Photo courtesy Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.