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Child airlifted to hospital after being bitten by animal in northwest Miami-Dade


MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A child was airlifted to the hospital Monday morning after he or she was bitten by some type of animal in a northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, authorities confirmed.

It happened near a home along the 5400 block of Northwest 184th Street.

Sky 10 flew over the home around 10:15 a.m. where the child was being transported from a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue truck to a helicopter.

An adult who was believed to be related to the child was seen walking with a medical crew to the helicopter.

Authorities have not released the child’s age, gender or condition nor have they said what type of animal was involved in the attack.

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