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Adult taken to hospital after suffering dog bite in northwest Calgary neighbourhood

Calgary police, EMS and a City of Calgary peace officer responded to a Tuscany home on Dec. 28 after an adult suffered a dog bite and was taken to hospital. Global News

EMS officials confirm one person suffered a serious, soft-tissue injury after being attacked by a dog in the northwest Calgary community of Tuscany Thursday morning.

Stuart Brideaux, EMS public education officer, confirmed to Global News that a paramedic crew responded to a home on Tuscany Springs Heights shortly before noon.

The injured adult, gender not released, was taken by ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in stable condition with injuries considered serious.

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Global News has not confirmed the breed of dog or whether the bite victim knew the animal.

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