{"id":357661,"date":"2026-07-30T15:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357661\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T15:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:23:08","slug":"coast-guard-flies-boy-to-miami-hospital-after-horrific-dog-attack-on-bahamas-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/357661\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard flies boy to Miami hospital after horrific dog attack on Bahamas beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 9-year-old American boy was seriously injured and flown to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/south-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Florida<\/a> hospital after a horrific dog attack on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/bahamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bahamas<\/a> beach on Tuesday, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1473465424808980&amp;set=pcb.1473465441475645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Police said<\/a> that just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, a woman called the Alice Town Police Station and said that a young boy had been attacked by several dogs while on the beach near a business.<\/p>\n<p>Officers rushed to the scene and were met by the boy and his mother, and the victim was then taken to a local hospital to be examined.<\/p>\n<p>The boy, who was not identified, received multiple bite wounds to his right thigh, right arm, left leg, face and head.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cbsmiami-bahamas-dog-attack-1.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"cbsmiami-bahamas-dog-attack-1.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  The United States Coast Guard shared video of a boy being brought to a Miami hospital for treatment after a horrific dog attack in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p>                U.S. Coast Guard Southeast<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that his injuries were so severe that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/united-states-coast-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">United States Coast Guard<\/a> evacuated the boy from the Bahamas to Jackson Memorial Hospital in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami<\/a> for additional treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Video shows him being taken off the aircraft to be treated in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that the initial investigation showed that the boy left an apartment where he was staying to collect sand on the beach when several dogs attacked him.<\/p>\n<p>During that incident, police said a dark-complexioned man intervened and was able to chase the dogs away before he left the scene.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when police said the boy went back to the apartment and told his mother.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they were able to identify the owner of the dogs, who is now assisting police in locating, securing and removing the dogs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/dog-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dog attack<\/a> investigation is expected to continue and police are asking anyone with information to call them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 9-year-old American boy was seriously injured and flown to a South Florida hospital after a horrific 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