A 5 year old girl was injured in a dog attack and the Wood Buffalo RCMP are trying to track down the owner of the dog or anyone who witnessed the attack last Tuesday. The child was riding her bike in the area close to Rattlepan Creek Drive in Timberlea. The girl was on the sidewalk at around 9:15 pm when she encountered two adult females who were walking with a dog that was on a leash. The dog attacked the 5 year old, biting her before the attack stopped. When the girl went home her parents took her to the hospital where she was treated for the injuries she suffered during the attack from the dog before being released. The incident was reported to the local police.

The Wood Buffalo RCMP is investigating the dog attack and is asking the public for help in identifying the dog, the owner, and the two adult females who were walking the dog that evening. According to the report the dog involved is an orange and white dog and is a bulldog breed. The adult female who was walking the dog with a leash is described as a blonde woman, and she was wearing black pants and a blue shirt on the evening the incident occurred. Animal Control is assisting the Woof Buffalo RCMP with the investigation, and both organizations are asking for the dog’s owner to come forward or for anyone else who has any information to contact the police. Hopefully the 5 year old will fully recover, both physically and mentally.