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Local toddler suffers serious injuries in dog attack

September 12, 2023 10:58 am in by
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A Winter Valley toddler has been flown to Melbourne with serious lower body injuries, after being attacked by a dog.

The newsroom understands the boy was in a backyard, when he was attacked at around 4:40pm yesterday afternoon.

He was taken by air ambulance to the Royal Children’s Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.

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In a statement, City of Ballarat CEO Evan King said the council’s Animal Services Team removed two dogs alleged to be involved in the incident.

A formal investigation is underway.

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