Utah woman recovering from vicious dog attack

KEARNS, Utah — Attacked by two canines she stopped to assist, a lady stated Tuesday she was nonetheless recovering per week later from the quite a few accidents she suffered.

Marissa Bowen stated on Mar. 14, she was driving east on 5400 South when she noticed two Rottweilers operating free close to Cougar Lane.

“I noticed these two canines have been virtually hit by a automobile,” Bowen stated in an interview with KSL TV. “I didn’t need that to occur, so I pulled over.”

At first, Bowen stated the canines appeared pleasant.

“They have been licking my arms and I scratched their heads and stated, ‘Good doggies,’” Bowen stated.

The state of affairs, nonetheless, modified shortly when the canines began biting at Bowen’s footwear.

“That’s once they full-on began biting me, after which they received me to the bottom and began dragging me,” Bowen stated.

Bowen started to concern the worst.

“I keep in mind pondering in that second, ‘If any individual doesn’t cease and assist, I feel I’m going to die and I’m not going to have the ability to maintain my little boy once more,’” Bowen stated.

Happily, a Utah Transit Authority bus driver pulled up at that second and intervened.

“I do know he scared off the canines for a second so I might get on the bus,” Bowen stated.

Even at that, Bowen stated the Rottweilers remained ferocious.

“The canines have been making an attempt to get on the bus,” Bowen stated. “They have been additionally attacking the windshield wipers — like biting them, making an attempt to chunk the door.”

Every week later, the lady nonetheless displayed apparent indicators of the assault.

“They received my arm and the aspect of my arm, they received my aspect, my hip, my again and my butt, each of my thighs, my knee and each of my ankles,” Bowen stated. “Oh, and a spot on my head. Yeah. It’s type of all over the place. It’s nonetheless surreal that it occurred and that I made it out of it.”

UTA deliberate to acknowledge the motive force on Wednesday, per a division spokesman.

Bowen expressed her thanks for the motive force’s actions.

“If he hadn’t stopped, I’m fairly positive I’d be lifeless or near lifeless, and that I wouldn’t, sorry, after which I wouldn’t get to see my little boy develop up,” Bowen stated. “He not solely impacted my life, however he impacted my household’s life.”

Members of the family arrange a GoFundMe* web page to assist offset medical prices because of the assault.

*KSL TV doesn’t guarantee that the cash deposited to the account will probably be utilized for the advantage of the individuals named as beneficiaries. In case you are contemplating a deposit to the account, you need to seek the advice of your individual advisors and in any other case proceed at your individual danger.