A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a dog in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood on Tuesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The attack happened on the 500 block of Larkin Street, where police were called at approximately 9:20 a.m., Robert Rueca,\u00a0a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, told SFGATE. When officers arrived, they saw the dog, which was off a leash, “moving around” the woman, Rueca said. Officers used a catchpole to restrain the\u00a0dog and separate it from the woman.<\/p>\n
A video posted on the Citizen app appears to show the woman lying on the street as officers surrounded the area. The woman was “dragged” by the medium-to-large pit bull, which, according to a\u00a0post on X from the Citizen app, was attacking multiple people. Rueca said he cannot confirm the details from Citizen at this time.<\/p>\n
Police on the scene provided medical treatment to the woman, who was suffering from “life-threatening” injuries, before medics arrived,\u00a0Rueca said. The woman was eventually transported by paramedics to a local hospital for “traumatic injuries,” according to a statement to\u00a0SFGATE from the San Francisco Fire Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The dog, which became unresponsive while being held back by authorities, died\u00a0on the scene, according to Rueca. The attack is under investigation, and anyone with information is urged to call SFPD at\u00a0415-575-4444 or text the tipline at TIP411.<\/p>\n
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