New Orleans woman attacked by dogs while jogging in Algiers

THE ALGIERS COMMUNITY SHAKEN UP AFTER A WOMAN SAYS SHE BARELY ESCAPED WITH HER LIFE FOLLOWING A VICIOUS DOG ATTACK. NOW THAT WOMAN HAD TO GET 48 STITCHES FOLLOWING THE ATTACK AND NOW HAS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY. WDSU REPORTER SHAWANDA JONES HAS MORE DETAILS AND VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. YES, THAT WOMAN IS ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED AT WHAT HAPPENED, BUT SHE TELLS ME SHE IS THANKFUL TO LIVE TO SEE ANOTHER DAY AND THAT ATTACK HAPPENED NEAR THE AREA WHERE I’M STANDING NOW, WHEN SHE WAS JUST ON HER DAILY 5 A.M. MORNING RUN. I MEAN, AS RUNNERS, I THINK WE’RE ALL THAT’S OUR WORST NIGHTMARE. BEING ATTACKED BY BY DOGS. THIS WOMAN, WHO WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, SAYS SHE HAS BEEN RUNNING HER WHOLE LIFE. BUT ON THURSDAY, SHE WAS ATTACKED BY A PACK OF DOGS WHILE ON HER MORNING RUN NEAR GENERAL MEYER IN WOODLAND DRIVE. I JUST HEARD A BARK FROM COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE FROM WHERE I RUN AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK, IT WAS THEY WERE ALREADY DARTING TOWARDS ME. THIS VIDEO SHOWS THE SEVEN DOGS JUST SECONDS BEFORE THE VICTIM WAS ATTACKED. I’M YELLING AND SCREAMING, HELP! HELP TOO! SO MY NEIGHBORS, SOMEONE TO TO COME OUT AND HELP ME. AND IT WAS LIKE GODSEND. REBECCA MALLISON IS THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR LOUISIANA SPCA. SHE SAYS IF YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF IN THE VICTIM’S SHOES, KEEP THIS TIP IN MIND. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS A LOT OF TIMES YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL JUST AS SCARED AS THAT DOG IS. Y’ALL ARE BOTH KIND OF STARTLED IN THE MOMENT. DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK AND RUN AWAY. A LOT OF TIMES THAT KIND OF INITIATES THEIR INSTINCT TO GO AFTER YOU, AND YOU ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN. AND AS FOR THE WOMAN, SHE IS NOW WARNING OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO STAY ALERT. I ALWAYS SAY EVERYONE HAS TO BE VERY VIGILANT ABOUT THEIR SURROUNDINGS. I MEAN, THAT’S WHY I DO NOT RUN WITH THE MUSIC BECAUSE I WANT TO HEAR THINGS. I WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING, WHAT’S GOING ON. AND I ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN IN MY HEAD OF WHAT THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN. NOW, IF YOU LIVE IN ALGIERS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE AURORA GARDENS SUBDIVISION, PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THOSE SEVEN DOGS HAVE NOT BEEN CAUGHT YET. SIX OF THE SEVEN DOGS HAVE NOT BEEN CAUGHT YET, SO IF YOU SEE THEM, MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR DISTANCE AND CALL 911. THESE DOGS ARE DANGEROUS. REPORTING LIV

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