Health unit seeks owner of dog involved in bite incident at Flesherton park

Memorial Park located at 40 Sydenham Street in Flesherton, Ont., in this undated image. (Grey Highlands)

The local health unit is hoping to track down the owner of a dog that was involved in a biting incident at a park in Flesherton.

It happened last Friday around 7 p.m. at Memorial Park on Sydenham Street, next to the Grey Highlands Museum.

The dog involved is described as a black-and-white border collie wearing a collar. According to the health unit, there was no one seen with it at the time of the incident.

Grey Bruce Public Health staff are looking to identify the pet in the incident to confirm that it is not infected with rabies. “By verifying the health of the dog, the victim can avoid receiving the post-exposure rabies treatment,” said Grey Bruce Public Health staff in a release issued Wednesday.

Anyone with information related to this event is asked to contact the health unit.