KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 5-year-old girl suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning after she was mauled by a dog.
An Independence Fire Department spokesperson said first responders were called around 10:10 a.m. Tuesday to the 19000 block of East R.D. Mize Road on a report that a dog had attacked a child.
First responders arrived on the scene and found the girl with a serious laceration around her neck as well as other injuries. The girl was transported to Children’s Mercy Hospital for treatment.
Following the attack, the dog was placed in a kennel and is now under control by the city’s animal control department.
Editor's Note: This article has been updated with new information from police about the age of the child.
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