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Teenage girl injured in Dover dog attack

CALGARY – A teenage girl was taken to hospital on Wednesday after being attacked by a pitbull in the community of Dover.

Emergency Crews were called to the 3200 block of 32A Avenue S.E. at 8:15 a.m.

Officials say the dog’s owner lost control of the animal, which then attacked the victim as she was walking to school.

EMS treated the teen for soft tissue injuries to both her legs.

She was taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition.

Animal and Bylaw Services are searching for the dog and its owner.

The owner is described as a man in his 60s with white hair and a white beard. The pit bull was white with a black patch over its eye.

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