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Iglulik girl suffers serious facial wounds in dog attack

Sharon Kappianaq says father planning to put down three dogs once back from the land
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A four-year-old Igulik girl suffered cuts that required stitches and bruising to her face after being attacked by three dogs on March 31. NNSL file photo

A four-year-old girl in Iglulik was viciously attacked by three dogs on March 31, leaving her with serious facial injuries.

Sharon Mary KappianaqSA国际影视传媒檚 daughter, who is now wearing an eye patch, is still healing from the scary ordeal but seems to be doing better now, according to her mother.

SA国际影视传媒淭hatSA国际影视传媒檚 her right eye. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 very bad,SA国际影视传媒 Kappianaq wrote on Facebook on April 5, alongside a photo of her child that depicts the extent of the damage done to the girlSA国际影视传媒檚 face. Stitched wounds and bruising are visible.

SA国际影视传媒淭hank you all for positive words for us. Please keep praying for her. Thankfully she still alive with me and her twin sister,SA国际影视传媒 Kappianaq added.

She said her father, Bart Hanna Kappianaq, one of the dog catchers in Iglulik, is planning to put down the trio of dogs once he returns from the land, where heSA国际影视传媒檚 currently serving as a Canadian Ranger.

Sharon added doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 let her kids play outside alone due to the amount of loose dogs around.

SA国际影视传媒淧lease know I play out with them daily, this was the first time she went out without me and this incident happened,SA国际影视传媒 she said.

Nunavut News was unable to reach the hamletSA国际影视传媒檚 senior administrative officer for comment as of press time.





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