Salt Lake Tribune · Mar 4, 2019
Dog bites off Utah boy’s hand
A dog in Layton bit a 4-year-old boy reaching through a fence, severing the child’s arm above the wrist, FOX 13 reported Sunday.
The boy underwent surgery Sunday night. Layton Fire Battalion Chief Jason Cook told FOX 13 that the episode happened about 3:45 p.m. near 1000 N. 3575 West. The boy was in his backyard. He had a sock on his hand and reached through a fence to play with two huskies.
Cook told the station that one dog bit with enough force to sever the arm.
“He lost his hand from about this point down,” Cook said while pointing above his own wrist.
A helicopter flew the 4-year-old to Primary Children’s Hospital. Meanwhile, Cook said emergency responders were unable to find the limb.