Woman airlifted to hospital after being bitten by dog in Hialeah, police say

A 57-year-old woman was airlifted to a local hospital Tuesday afternoon after she was bitten by a dog while working as a caretaker at a home in Hialeah, police said.

Victim airlifted after severe injuries

The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at a home in the 1100 block of West 50th Place.

Hialeah police and Miami-Dade Animal Services responded to the scene after receiving reports that a woman had been bitten by a dog.

Family members told CBS News Miami that the woman, who is related to the residents of the home, was helping care for someone when she was attacked. She suffered bites to both arms, one of them severely mauled…

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