Runner, 37, left fighting for life after horror dog attack at Brisbane park

A second dog was captured after a man was mauled in a popular Brisbane park, leaving him fighting for his life.

The 37-year-old was attacked by two dogs, believed to be pitbulls, at Seventh Brigade Park in Chermside about 6.15pm on Friday.

He suffered significant lacerations to his face and arms, before being taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in a critical condition.

Polair was called in to help locate the dogs on Friday night, with one captured and later euthanised.

The second dog was found at a property on Newman Rd, Wavell Heights, on Saturday morning.

Wavell Heights resident Monique Moore told the Courier Mail she had seen the first dog at a veterinary clinic, where she had taken her elderly dog to be put down.

“We were getting our elderly dog put to sleep and the authorities brought the dog there in the car park,” Ms Moore said.

Witnesses reported hearing a woman yelling a dog’s name in a nearby street, about the time of the attack, the Courier Mail reported.

Chermside’s weekly 5km parkrun still went ahead on Saturday morning, with runners asked not to bring dogs and to keep small children close.

Originally published as Runner, 37, left fighting for life after horror dog attack at Brisbane park