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01-09-2007, 03:59 PM
Dog Bites Orlando Girl's Face
9-Year-Old Needs 36 Stitches For Wounds
POSTED: 12:27 pm EST January 9, 2007
UPDATED: 1:08 pm EST January 9, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 9-year-old Orlando girl received 36 stitches in her face and arm after a dog attacked her in her neighborhood, according to a Local 6 News report.
Authorities said a dog attacked Kenya Figuora as she walked to school Tuesday near Kirkman Road and Church Street in Orlando.
Her sister, Jessica, screamed when she noticed her sister being attacked by the dog.
"When I saw her, I just started screaming and I started crying and then I felt bad for her," Figuora said.
When animal control officers arrived, they captured three dogs that may have been involved in the attack.
Figuora is recovering at the hospital Tuesday.
Authorities are searching for the owner of the three dogs.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
9-Year-Old Needs 36 Stitches For Wounds
POSTED: 12:27 pm EST January 9, 2007
UPDATED: 1:08 pm EST January 9, 2007
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 9-year-old Orlando girl received 36 stitches in her face and arm after a dog attacked her in her neighborhood, according to a Local 6 News report.
Authorities said a dog attacked Kenya Figuora as she walked to school Tuesday near Kirkman Road and Church Street in Orlando.
Her sister, Jessica, screamed when she noticed her sister being attacked by the dog.
"When I saw her, I just started screaming and I started crying and then I felt bad for her," Figuora said.
When animal control officers arrived, they captured three dogs that may have been involved in the attack.
Figuora is recovering at the hospital Tuesday.
Authorities are searching for the owner of the three dogs.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.