Couple clutches their pets in arms while being attacked by dogs on trail, CO cops say
A couple walking their dogs on a Colorado trail were attacked by two loose dogs, police said.
After the dogs approached the pair on Fraser River Trail in Fraser on April 8, the couple picked up their dogs while the “at-large dogs began repeatedly attacking the couple as they held their animals,” the Fraser Winter Park Police Department said in an April 10 Facebook post.
The attack left the couple with “numerous punctures, lacerations and other bite injuries,” police said.
The couple was treated at a nearby medical facility, according to police.
Police said they do not believe the attacks “were caused by coyotes or any other wild animal” and are looking to identify the dogs’ owners.
In an email to McClatchy News, police said if the owners are identified, “They could potentially be charged with unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog.”
This could result in a fine of up to $1,000 or “up to 364 days in jail,” police said.
The dogs are described as being medium to large in size with black and brown fur, according to police. Neither of them was wearing a collar.
Police asked for anyone who happens upon the animals in the Wapiti Meadows area to call them at 970-722-7779.
Fraser is about 80 miles southwest of Boulder.
This story was originally published April 12, 2023 at 11:28 AM with the headline "Couple clutches their pets in arms while being attacked by dogs on trail, CO cops say."
