California in Brief : IMPERIAL BEACH : Boy in Fair Condition After Pit Bull Attack
A 7-year-old boy was in fair condition Sunday after being attacked by pit bulls on a stretch of Imperial Beach where dogs are not allowed, authorities said.
Leonard Lee Ganpara was walking with his father just west of the 00 block of Admiralty Way around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when a couple in the area unleashed a pair of pit bulls and allowed them to run, said Sgt. Kate Nolan of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
The 5-year-old male dog attacked the Ganpara boy, biting him in the right rib area and back, Nolan said. He was taken to Children’s Hospital by ambulance and later underwent minor surgery.
There was no word Sunday on whether the owners of the dogs were cited or arrested.
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