A woman sustained life-threatening injuries Tuesday morning after a brutal attack by a pit bull in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. The incident occurred around 9:20 a.m. on Larkin Street, where authorities discovered the victim severely bleeding with the dog, its face covered in blood, standing beside her.
A bystander attempted to fend off the dog until a police officer arrived on the scene. The officer used a pole to secure the animal. Emergency medical personnel then attended to the injured woman, transporting her to a hospital where she remains in critical condition.
The dog reportedly collapsed at the scene and was declared deceased by authorities. Further details regarding the circumstances leading up to the attack or the ownership of the animal were not immediately available.