MAN INJURED IN ANIMAL ATTACK (SOUTHGATE TWP. ON) – A 53-year-old Southgate Twp. man was
rushed to Markdale Hospital and will be transferred to Victoria Hospital
in London after he was bitten by a wild dog or possible coyote. Police
received information that the animal came onto the man’s property at a
residence on Grey Road 9, west of Dundalk around 12:30 pm today. The
man, not realizing the animal was wild, approached it and was bitten in
the face. The animal left the property, entering the woods.
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of Health and Animal Control
have all been contacted.
Police are advising residents in the area of the attack, asking that
caution be taken when out of doors.