Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
Young girl survives violent attack by rottweiler on a beach in WA
ABC NEWS (Australia)
Follow
1/15/2025
A four-year-old girl has survived a horrifying ordeal on a beach in Western Australia's southwest. The girl was viscously mauled by a rottweiler, with bystanders forced to use brute strength to get the animal off her.
Category
📺
TV
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
A little girl recovering at home, her family struggling to come to terms with what they've
00:10
seen.
00:11
Four-year-old Lucia was playing in knee-deep water at Quindalup Beach with her older siblings
00:15
and mother last week when an off-leash dog raced towards her, grabbing her by the neck,
00:21
repeatedly pulling her underwater.
00:23
I obviously ran into the water to try and pull Lucia off.
00:27
The other two kids that were in the vicinity at the time were also trying to help.
00:33
However the power and the strength of a dog of this breed, Rottweiler, and size, you're
00:43
powerless to do anything.
00:46
A bystander raced in to help, eventually getting the dog off the child, who was now bleeding
00:50
heavily and barely responsive.
00:53
She was taken to the local hospital and flown to Perth where she underwent surgery for puncture
00:58
wounds to her neck, back and shoulder.
01:01
When you can see the, sorry it's still quite emotional, but when you can see that their
01:06
heartbeat is stable, that's all you care for at that point.
01:11
You know that those will heal, but to not know that she was going to survive makes,
01:23
you know, yeah, that's hugely traumatic.
01:27
The dog involved in the attack has been put down, the City of Busselton saying an investigation
01:32
into the incident is underway.
01:34
Natalie is speaking out to alert other parents to the unpredictability of dogs and the dangers
01:40
that large, powerful breeds can present.
01:43
They have the propensity to cause huge amounts of injury or damage.
01:50
They are often unpredictable and most of the time when they attack, it's unprovoked.
01:57
And that's just not a risk that I think any responsible parent is willing to take, therefore
02:02
they need to be armed with the knowledge of this is what these dogs look like and they
02:08
cannot be trusted.
02:11
Lucia will have ongoing medical treatment to manage her wounds, but is expected to make
02:15
a full recovery.
Recommended
0:43
|
Up next
Woman forced to retreat into deep mud in shocking dog attack
Australian Community Media
7/10/2023
2:32
Dog attack
The News, Portsmouth
4/8/2021
2:19
Ahmedabad: 4-Month-Old Infant Mauled To Death By Pet Rottweiler, Owner Arrested
LatestLY
5/21/2025
1:23
Woman seriously injured in Townsville dog attack
ABC NEWS (Australia)
10/11/2024
1:29
Woman in critical condition after dog attack in Queensland
ABC NEWS (Australia)
10/11/2024
1:19
Woman in critical condition after mauling by three dogs in Melbourne
ABC NEWS (Australia)
10/10/2024
0:21
Police at the scene of dog attack in Hawkinge
KentOnline / KMTV
12/12/2024
1:40
Police fatally shoot three dogs after attack leaves woman critically injured
ABC NEWS (Australia)
10/10/2024
0:29
Jesse the Swan mauled to death by dog in Stanley Park, Blackpool
Lancashire Post
7/6/2023
1:38
Cowra community mourns death of toddler after dog attack
ABC NEWS (Australia)
11/9/2022
1:36
NT woman facing double amputation after horrific dog attack
ABC NEWS (Australia)
4/11/2022
1:47
Stray Dog Mauls Boy, Chews Off His Upper Lip In UP’s Meerut; Angry Villagers Kill Canine
LatestLY
5/7/2025
5:05
I was attacked by two rottweilers and lost an arm and leg
National World - Viral Videos
1/31/2025
0:33
Baby girl airlifted to hospital after being bitten by XL bully
Evening Standard
12/12/2024
0:51
Neighbour explains aftermath of fatal dog attack in Essex
ODN
10/14/2016
0:24
Crystal Papali'i strip and score
The Canberra Times
yesterday
0:30
Parental Guidance returns
The Canberra Times
yesterday
0:22
Kaeo Weekes' try against Knights. FootageNRL.com
The Canberra Times
yesterday
0:50
Former Yellow Wiggle Emma launches Frozen show for school holidays
Australian Community Media
2 days ago
4:24
Unseasonal rain in Queensland, coastal low off NSW
Australian Community Media
2 days ago
1:21
Jonas Sultan returns to the ring to face Katsuma Akitsugi of Japan
PTVPhilippines
yesterday
2:20
Cooper Flagg selected as number 1 pick by the Mavericks in the 2025 NBA Draft
PTVPhilippines
yesterday
0:37
Laufey set to release album in August
PTVPhilippines
yesterday
1:47
NDIS pricing limits for allied health will be set on Tuesday could disadvantage remote and regional communities
ABC NEWS (Australia)
yesterday
1:59
Cancer survivor forced interstate to treat chronic pain
ABC NEWS (Australia)
yesterday