{"id":472904,"date":"2026-09-23T09:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/472904\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T09:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T09:16:24","slug":"sf-woman-mauled-by-pit-bull-speaks-out-after-surviving-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/472904\/","title":{"rendered":"SF woman mauled by pit bull speaks out after surviving attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman mauled by a massive pit bull <\/a>in San Francisco has revealed the dog attacked her after she agreed to watch it for a man she barely knew.<\/p>\n

Amber King said she had tied the dog to a post in the notorious Tenderloin neighborhood when it somehow got loose and charged at her, leaving her with devastating injuries that required multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe guy was moving and he needed help. Me, I\u2019m a helper. So I just happened to help, and I had the dog tied up. How? The dog got loose. I don\u2019t know,\u201d King told ABC7.<\/a><\/p>\n

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A woman mauled by a massive pit bull in San Francisco has revealed the dog attacked after she agreed to watch it for a man she barely knew. ABC 7<\/p>\n

The pit bull pinned<\/a> King down and mauled her for 10 to 15 minutes as she desperately used her arms to protect herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was going to die. If I didn\u2019t fight, I was going to die. I kept hearing the crunching sound of the dog biting me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Amber King said she had tied the dog to a post in the Tenderloin when it somehow got loose and charged at her, leaving her with devastating injuries that required multiple surgeries. NBC LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n

Video captured a bystander trying to keep the animal away before an officer was able to restrain it with a catch pole.<\/p>\n

Police were called around 9:20 a.m. to Larkin Street between Eddy and Turk streets, where officers found King severely bleeding and the blood-covered dog still nearby.<\/p>\n

Video captured a bystander trying to keep the animal away before an officer was able to restrain it with a catch pole.<\/p>\n

The pit bull later collapsed and died at the scene before San Francisco Animal Care<\/a> & Control arrived.<\/p>\n

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The pit bull pinned King down and mauled her for 10 to 15 minutes as she desperately used her arms to protect herself. ABC 7<\/p>\n

King spent a week at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and underwent multiple surgeries.<\/p>\n

Nearly two weeks after the attack, her left hand remains severely damaged, while she is slowly beginning to regain movement in the fingers on her right.<\/p>\n

King, who is homeless, had been waiting for city housing in the Tenderloin when the man asked her to watch the dog while he moved. NBC LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n

\u201cMy left hand is completely damaged. Every nerve, every bone,\u201d King said.<\/p>\n

She described moving her fingers as \u201cbaby steps,\u201d saying even the smallest movements remain difficult.<\/p>\n

King, who is homeless, said she continues to relive the mauling and has been unable to sleep without having nightmares.<\/p>\n

Nearly two weeks after the attack, her left hand remains severely damaged, while she is slowly beginning to regain movement in the fingers on her right. ABC 7<\/p>\n

King also credited a bystander identified as Ashley with helping her during the attack. The two have since spoken by phone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank God for that Ashley lady,\u201d King said. \u201cWhoever she is, I\u2019d like to give her an extra thank you for coming and acknowledging what I was going through.\u201d<\/p>\n

King also credited a bystander identified as Ashley with helping her during the attack. The two have since spoken by phone. NBC LOS ANGELES<\/p>\n

Authorities previously said investigators were examining whether an underlying medical condition or exposure to a foreign substance could have contributed to the dog\u2019s violent behavior and sudden death.<\/p>\n

No cause has been determined.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so glad to be here. Glad to be here,\u201d King said.<\/p>\n

She added that she wants the dog\u2019s owner to come forward.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, San Francisco police have said that no one has been held accountable for the attack, and it remains unclear whether investigators have identified the owner.<\/p>\n

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