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10-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Dog Bit Her Face

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 13, 2007

Updated: 12/12/2007 11:56 pm

TAMPA - More than a dozen family members and friends comforted one another Wednesday afternoon in the pediatric emergency ward at Tampa General Hospital as they waited for word on the condition of a 10-year-old Valrico girl bitten on the face by a dog.

Angela Davis suffered what deputies called serious wounds. By late afternoon, she had been upgraded to fair condition, hospital spokeswoman Ellen Fiss said. The family declined to comment.
Deputies and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue were called to 1101 Southside Drive in Brandon at 1 p.m.

The girl was visiting the Brandon home and was playing in the backyard with other children and two mixed-breed dogs named Duke and Buc, officials said.

For unknown reasons, the dogs pinned the child to the ground and one of them bit her face, deputies said.

The dog that bit her belongs to the homeowner, Shawny Duncan, officials said.

An hour after the incident, Hillsborough County Animal Services took custody of the two dogs from the backyard.

Meanwhile, Duncan, who is pregnant, started experiencing medical problems and was taken to Brandon Community Hospital. Her condition was unknown.

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