Garbutt: Woman has her arm bitten off in horror dog attack in Townsville, Queensland

A woman has had her arm bitten off in a horrific dog attack in Queensland.

The woman, in her 30s, was attacked at a house on Lonerganne Street in Garbutt, Townsville in the state’s south-east, shortly after 7am on Friday.

Paramedics and police discovered the woman with a severed forearm, with her injuries described as potentially life-threatening.

It is understood officers had to shoot the dog to save her.

The woman’s arm was repaired and has been sent to hospital so surgeons can reattach it.

A neighbor, who described the dog as a “mongrel-pit bull mix,” said it attacked its owner after another neighbor arrived at the house.

“The dog got angry at the neighbor and she reached out to bring him back, then he grabbed her arm,” she told the Courier mail.

“Her arm is out from below the elbow.”

Resident Corey Geesu said he was attacked by the same dog two weeks ago, forcing him to spend several nights in the hospital.

Mr Geesu was left with several large scars on his right forearm, adding that he felt the dog should have been taken away sooner.

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