A six-year-old girl was so brutally attacked by a dog that she had to be airlifted to a major regional hospital for facial reconstruction and dozens of stitches.
The young woman was attacked at a home in the central Queensland coastal town of Bowen on Friday night, according to a relative.
She was taken by ambulance to Bowen Hospital in stable condition.
Her injuries were so severe she had to be airlifted to Townsville University Hospital four hours later for major facial reconstruction, including 116 stitches.
A six-year-old girl was brutally attacked by a dog on Friday morning in the town of Bowen, Queensland.
The girl’s injuries were so severe she was airlifted to a Townsville hospital for facial reconstruction.
The relative told the Townsville Bulletin that the girl’s “small face” would probably need more operations.
According to Townsville Hospital and Services, she remains in a stable condition.
The dog that attacked the girl is known to have been euthanized.
Whitsunday Regional Council has been contacted for comment.
