The woman was taken to a hospital and had an emergency operation, according to Dominican television news program Noticias SIN.
Encarnación survived the event despite suffering injuries to her face, neck, and skull. Investigators from the National Police searched for the dog’s owner, who might be responsible for the incident.
Following the event, Miguel Valera, the mayor of Sabana Grande de Palenque, met with representatives of the Central Directorate of Tourism Police and issued a beach dog ban.
Social media was used by worried locals to demand laws prohibiting dog owners in order to shield park and beachgoers from repeat assaults.
One person stated, “I think a law should be passed that if one of those dogs bites someone, the owner needs to be sentenced to five years or more in prison and be subject to psychological damages.” “You think they’ll start looking after the dogs?”
