Woman injured after dog escapes backyard and attacks

A woman has been rushed to hospital with multiple soft tissue injuries, after Calgary police say she was attacked by a dog that escaped from a backyard.

The 32-year-old was in an alley near a home on Abergale Close Northeast, in the community of Abbeydale, where she was bit by the dog just before 8:30 Wednesday morning.

She is in serious but stable condition.

Calgary Community Standards has seized the dog and located the owner.

Inspector Doug Anderson says the dog is an 11-month-old pit bull cross, and the owner is being cooperative with investigators

No charges have been laid at this time, and Anderson adds it may take a couple of weeks for any charges to come out.

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