10-Year-Old Girl Survives Pit Bull Attack in San Pedro Sula

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 17, 2026 · Originally reported October 16, 2026 by Radio Cadena Voces (RCV)

A 10-year-old girl was admitted to Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas after a pit bull bit both her legs repeatedly while she was trespassing on private property; surgeons saved her legs but she will be left with severe scarring, and doctors are watching her for possible rabies.

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