Lifeguard bitten by unleashed pit bull
Published: July 03, 2008 4:00 PMUpdated: July 03, 2008 4:34 PM
An afternoon at work turned into two bite marks for one Crescent Beach lifeguard last Sunday.
The man was walking across the beach to another lifeguard station when a white, female pit bull, unleashed, emerged from a group of teenage girls and bit him on the leg and rear end, a witness says.
Crescent Beach resident Don Thompson said one of the girls then grabbed the dog, put a leash on her and took her away.
He said all the girls disappeared when MacDonald came to confront them.
“It was horrifying,” Thompson said of the incident.
“There are a lot of dogs on-leash and off-leash on the beach and on that walkway – and they’re not supposed to be.”
Both the City of Surrey bylaw office and the Surrey SPCA have confirmed reports of a pit bull attack on a Crescent Beach lifeguard last Sunday, but could not provide further details.
The lifeguard could not be reached for comment before press time Thursday.
