Victim sustains 15 bites across her body, fractured arm; menace termed as ‘man-made situation’
Photo of the injuries inflicted on the foreigner by the five dogs at Mobor-Cavelossim beach.
MARGAO
The picturesque Mobor-Cavelossim beach stretch is back in the news for the wrong reason. In yet another canine attack, a foreigner was attacked by five dogs on the Mobor beach stretch on Tuesday, once again bringing to the fore the safety and security of tourists and other visitors on the beach.
The incident occurred when the lady foreigner was walking alone on the beach when she was attacked by five dogs. After the incident, the victim sent an SOS to her friend for help on her cell phone before the water sports operators and the hotel guard rushed to her rescue.
Cavelossim Sarpanch Dixon Vaz, who rushed to the site along with local panch member Jesus spoke to the guest who complained that it’s not safe to walk on the beach anymore with too many dogs on the prowl and it’s scary to go out alone.
The guest was rushed to the hospital as she received around 15 dog bites all over her body. Her arm was also fractured in the incident. “The guest was attacked by five dogs and she had no option but run into the water. Still the dogs kept biting her, before the guest fell in the water,” Dixon said.
Saying this incident of dog bites is a serious issue with no one paying much attention to the burning issue, the Sarpanch termed it as a man-made situation. “We have never seen such a situation before. There are packs of dogs all over Goa on the prowl on the streets and beaches. No one is there to take care of the strays and their population keeps growing,” he said.
The Mobor-Cavelossim beach stretch has witnessed a number of dog bite cases this season with a pack of dogs attacking guests walking on the beach along the stretch close to the mouth of the River Sal.
Though the panchayat had taken the initiative to set up a dog shelter in collaboration with a starred resort as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility, the dog shelter has not helped to keep the stray dogs on the beach at bay.
