Cape Town – A Cape Town woman has sustained serious injuries after she was attacked by a pit bull in Penhill Estate on Thursday afternoon.
According to Titanium Securitas Medical Response, the woman was bitten all over her body by the pitbull.
Advance life support interventions had to be used to stabilise the woman, said Titanium Securitas Medical Response in a statement.
“On arrival our medical team found the patient to be in a serious condition.
“She was bitten multiple times all over her body. She unfortunately sustained gruesome injuries including her skin being ripped off her head.
“The patient was stabilized on scene and required Advanced Life Support Intervention,” read the statement.
After she was stabilised, she was transported to hospital for urgent care.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe