An eight-year-old girl remains in hospital after losing her hand as a result of a dog attack in Lake Macquarie on the weekend.
Police were called to the Lake Macquarie suburb of Valentine on Saturday afternoon in response to reports that a child had been bitten by a dog.
It is understood the girl had been playing with friends when she put her hand under a fence to pat an Alaskan Malamute.
The child was treated at the scene for serious injuries to her right hand.
She was later taken to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery.
The ABC understands doctors were unable to save her hand.
A crime scene was established at the home.
An investigation into the incident is underway by Lake Macquarie police and local council rangers.
source:abc.net.au
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