3 Men Hold Down Dog To Stop Its Attack On Woman, Man, 7-Year-Old Boy In Seaside Heights

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ — Three men stopped a dog attack that injured a 7-year-old boy and two adults as they walked along the Boulevard in Seaside Heights on Sunday, police said Monday.

The adults and boy were walking along about 1:30 p.m. Sunday when the attack happened in the area of Hotel Charlee Villas located at 1211 Boulevard, Seaside Heights Detective Steve Korman said.

Police found the three people who had been bitten on the stairs of the Villas, and three men lying on the dog, which was identified as a Cane Corso, to restrain it, Korman said.

The victims — a 35-year-old woman from South Toms River, a 35-year-old man from Williamstown, and the 7-year-old boy, a South Toms River resident — were treated at the scene and then taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River by Tri-Boro First Aid, Korman said.

The woman had a severe laceration on her right hand as well as her left forearm; the man had a bite on his right arm and the boy had a bite on his left forearm, Korman said. All three were treated and released.

Seaside Heights animal control arrived and took control of the dog, he said.

Witnesses and the victims told police the dog attacked as they were walking along, Korman said. Additional information revealed the dog had gotten past and away from a room where its owner was, he said.

The owner, identified as Bobbi Dunn of Beachwood, was issued summonses by Patrolman Joseph Funicelli for dog at large, uncontrolled dog and unlicensed dog, Korman said.