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WAUSAU – The Marathon County Health Department is asking for help finding a dog that bit an 11-year-old girl May 28.
The girl was riding her bicycle near North 32nd Avenue and Tinkers Court in Wausau when a medium to large Labrador retriever-type dog bit her, according to a news release from the health department. The dog appeared to have short hair that was light in color, possibly brown, according to the news release. The girl did not know if the dog had a collar.
The dog ran off after it bit the girl, according to the news release. Police were unsuccessful in finding the dog in the neighborhood. The health department needs to find out the dog s rabies vaccination status.
The older woman noticed the bernedoodle, stopped to pet it and talked to the women, according to the Health Department. When the woman put out her hand out to the second dog, health officials say it bit her.
The victim quickly left to seek medical help but called out to the dog s owner and asked if the dog was up to date on its rabies. The owner said the dog was up to date on its shots, but the two did not exchange information, according to the Health Department.
The Marathon County Health Department asks the owner of the dog or anyone who knows the owner to please contact its office at 715-261-1908 or Marathon County Dispatch at 715-261-1200. The information could prevent the woman from having to go through a series of rabies shots.