A three-year-old was attacked by a dog at a popular Pontypridd park, police have confirmed.
Earlier this week it was reported a person was taken to hospital following an "incident involving an animal" at a park in Pontypridd. On Sunday, August 22 there were reports of an air ambulance being seen in the area during the afternoon.
Now police have confirmed a child was attacked by a dog, but a person intervened to help protect the little one from sustaining any further injuries.
South Wales Police said: "We can confirm that a three year-old child was attacked by a dog in the Barry Sidings Country Park, Pontypridd, on Sunday afternoon. A member of the public intervened to prevent further injury to the child, who was taken to hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries. The dog has been seized by officers under the dangerous dogs act, and an investigation is now underway."
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On Monday, a Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 2.10pm to the Barry Sidings Country Park in Pontypridd yesterday, Sunday, August 22, to reports of a person requiring medical treatment following an incident involving an animal.
"We sent three rapid response vehicles, one emergency ambulance and the Wales Air Ambulance to the scene.
"One patient was taken by road to University Hospital Wales, Cardiff, for further treatment."
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