A HERO neighbour rescued a man being mauled by a dog by chucking a tennis ball after hearing screams from a nearby garden. 

Sammi Lin-Lancelott claims she saw the victim being brutally attacked in a Bolton suburb this afternoon – and rushed out to intervene. 

The 50-year-old was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries to his arm and face after being attacked in Yewdale Gardens this afternoon.

An air ambulance and police officers were called to the scene at around 1.20pm.

Neighbour Sammi Lin-Lancelott told of the moment she rushed outside to help the victim – who was in a "really bad way".

She Manchester Evening News: “He was a mess. He had puncture wounds everywhere.

“My partner chucked a tennis ball and that’s how the dog got off him.

“We called the police, got a blanket for him and kept talking to him so he did not pass out.

“He was in a really bad way. It was horrible. I hope he is okay."

The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the vicious ordeal, Greater Manchester Police has confirmed.

Bolton Council's Dog Enforcement Control Unit was also present at the scene.

The attack took place just a short distance from Elderdale Community Centre – where local residents are heading to case their vote on council and mayoral election day.

It's not yet been confirmed by emergency services who the owner of the dog is, reports Manchester Evening News.

One neighbour Colbert Alleyne, said he had returned home from the shop to find the street taped off.

He said: “There were police everywhere.

DOG HORROR

“It was chaos. I could not get in my house.

“The police told me a dog had attacked a neighbour.”

Another neighbour Sammi Lin-Lancelott told MEN that she heard "screaming" from a nearby garden.

When she looked outside, she claims she saw the victim being mauled and ran out to intervene: “He was a mess. He had puncture wounds everywhere.

“My partner chucked a tennis ball and that’s how the dog got off him.

“We called the police, got a blanket for him and kept talking to him so he did not pass out."

A spokesperson for the force has said: "Officers were called to Yewdale Gardens, Bolton, at about 1.20pm on Thursday 6 May 2021 to reports a man was being attacked by a dog.

"NWAS and an air ambulance attended and a 50-year-old man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries to his arm and face.

"A scene remains in place and enquiries are ongoing. The dog has been secured."

A North West Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "An ambulance, advanced paramedic and air ambulance are currently attending an incident on Yewdale Gardens, Breightmet, following a 999 call at 13.32."

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