Pit bull bites face of 8-year-old, Deltona Animal Control to investigate incident

DELTONA, Fla. – An 8-year-old boy was bitten by his family’s pit bull in Volusia County, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office said the child was playing on a trampoline in the yard when the dog got loose and went after him Tuesday.

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Officials said he was bitten in the face and the leg, investigators did not release details on his condition. The boy was airlifted to Arnold Palmer hospital.

According to a report, the boy’s grandfather was bitten while trying to get the dog off the child. When animal control officers arrived, the dog was contained in a bedroom in the home.

Investigators said Deltona Animal Control took over the case and the dog was transferred to Halifax Humane Society for a 10-day quarantine.