A Broward County Animal Control officer remains hospitalized with serious injuries following a dog attack Thursday evening in Fort Lauderdale.
Authorities confirmed Friday the woman is expected to survive.
Officer respond to dog incident
The attack occurred around 7 p.m. in the 700 block of Southwest 14th Terrace, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
Officers responded after receiving a call about the incident. Police confirmed the injured woman is an Animal Control Officer with Broward County Animal Care.
FLPD said the first officer arrived at the scene three minutes after the call was dispatched over police radio.
The woman, who has not been identified, was found with severe injuries and was transported by Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue to Broward Health Medical Center.
Witnesses tried to help, dog injured
Police said witnesses attempted to intervene during the attack. As a result, the dog was also injured.
CBS News Miami captured video of a large brown dog with its face covered in blood as it was taken away by animal control.
No criminal investigation at this time
FLPD stated that, based on preliminary information, there will not be a criminal investigation at this time. However, they emphasized that this is subject to change if new information emerges.
The incident has been thoroughly documented and Broward County Animal Care will serve as the lead agency on the case.
911 calls released
In the 911 call, the woman screams and begs for the dispatcher to send help immediately.
At one point, you hear the dog growling as they wrestle to get it off the animal control officer.
The woman told the dispatcher her son got the dog off the animal control officer and was lying on top of it so it wouldn’t get loose.
