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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Erin Keller

San Francisco woman who narrowly survived dog attack relives the horror: ‘kept hearing the crunching sound’

Amber King was attacked by a pit bull on September 8 for about 10 to 15 minutes on the streets of San Francisco, leaving her with a significant loss of mobility in both arms - (GoFundMe)

A San Francisco woman who survived a brutal pit bull attack said she feared she would die as the dog repeatedly mauled her, leaving her with severe injuries to both arms.

Amber King, who is homeless, told ABC7 San Francisco that she had been waiting for city housing in the Tenderloin neighborhood on September 8 when a man she barely knew asked her to watch his dog. King said she agreed to help and tied the pit bull to a post.

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