JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Emergency personnel responded to an animal attack in the Normandy Manor area in Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office told Action News Jax that officers were called to a home on Finwood Avenue for a \u201creported animal bite with injury.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said that first responders transported an adult with critical injuries from the scene.<\/p>\n
Neither agency specified what type of animal caused the injury.<\/p>\n
A source told Action News Jax the animal was a dog.<\/p>\n
Action News Jax is working to learn more and will provide updates as information becomes available.<\/p>\n
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