81-year-old woman injured in dog attack in League City, police say

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An 81-year-old woman was injured following a dog attack in League City Tuesday afternoon.

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An 81-year-old woman was injured following a dog attack in League City Tuesday afternoon.

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An 81-year-old woman was injured following a dog attack in League City Tuesday afternoon, according to a release from the League City Police Department.

Officers were called to a scene around 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Newport Park located in the 1000 block of Newport Boulevard in League City. Witnesses said they saw two dogs that were loose in the area while the victim was walking her dog. The dogs reportedly attacked the victim's dog and then one of the dogs turned on the woman after she fell down, police said. A witness helped stopped the attack.

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The woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries on both arms and one leg, police said.

League City Animal Control contained the two dogs and the owner was located and identified as Chester Gschwind. Gschwind was cited for multiple animal violations including Animal at Large, No Rabies Vaccination and Canine without League City Tags for both of the dogs. One of the dogs, a pit bull, was kept by Animal Control under ten-day quarantine for rabies observation, police said.

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