Mom, toddler mauled in vicious Bluff dog attack
A mother and her three-year-old child have been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog on the Bluff in Durban South.
ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says they were attacked by a Rottweiler on Wednesday morning while walking along Boshoff Road.
He says the woman and child suffered major bites to their lower legs and back.
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"Metro police who were in the area intervened and rescued the patients. Paramedics found both mom and son to have sustained serious injuries to their lower limbs and backs as a result of the attack.
"Advanced life support paramedics worked to stabilize them on the scene before they were rushed to a nearby hospital for the further care that they required. Metro police and SAPS will be investigating this incident further."
