A 3-year-old child was attacked by two pit bulls on Sunday while she was walking with her older sister and a friend on Azalea Drive.

According to the Niceville Police Department, the three girls had taken the two dogs for a walk and were returning to the dogs’ owner’s residence when the dogs began fighting with each other. The victim reportedly walked in front of the dogs, who then stopped fighting each other and turned their attention to the child.

Witnesses told the police the two other girls were screaming and trying to get the dogs off of the victim while the pit bulls were attacking her. Neighbors Hannah and Chris Merrell heard the screaming and ran to assist. Hannah pulled the little girl away from the dogs while Chris tried to get the dogs away, the police report said.

While Hannah was running back with the victim to her house, one of the dogs chased her and bit her on the back, the report said.

The dog’s owner, Joseph Jordan, told police he did not hear the girls screaming, and only went outside because his other dog was barking. Police contacted the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, who removed the dogs from the residence, the report said.

The victim was stabilized at Twin Cities Hospital and then taken by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, according to the report. While the child’s status was not available at press time, police say bite and scratch wounds covered her from head to toe.