POLICE are appealing for a female dog walker to contact them after a man was bitten by a lurcher-type dog in Lymington.
The incident took place on Wednesday May 22 around 7pm near Tesco’s.
A 77-year-old Edinburgh man was bitten by the dog, suffering three puncture wounds to his forearm as well as swelling and bruising.
The dog had a dark coat with patches of brown and grey. It attacked without provocation or warning and bit through the sleeve of a fleece and a shirt.
The woman with the dog was aged 40 to 50, 5ft 5ins tall and of medium build. She has dark brown hair, cut in an above-the-shoulder bob style with fringe. She wore an outdoor jacket and a skirt.
The woman apologised to the man, but then appeared to hurry away without exchanging any details.
PC Benjamin Collins said: “We need to speak to this woman or the dog’s owner, if the woman with the dog is not the owner, to offer some advice and to ensure that the dog is not a danger to people,” he said.
The dog owner is asked to contact PC Collins at Lymington police station on 101.
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