Pit bulls seriously injure 2 people east of Edmonton: RCMP

Vermilion, Alberta. (Google Earth)

Two pit bulls attacked two people in a home east of Edmonton Wednesday night, RCMP said.

Vermilion RCMP responded to the dog attack in a home near the airport at around 8:21 p.m.

The dogs attacked their caretakers and then escaped the house. At the time of the attack, police warned the public just before 9:30 p.m.

On Thursday morning, RCMP said the dogs were “no longer a threat to the community” and had returned home with the help of the homeowners.

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The two people sustained “serious but nonlife threatening” injuries and were treated in hospital, according to police.

No further incidents were reported.

Vermilion is around 200 kilometres east of Edmonton.