[GeoStL] Re: WARNING! Beware of free roaming pit bull mixed breeds on the Riverwoods Trail along the Missouri River Greenway
- From: Jim Greene <jimsgreene@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:52:54 -0600
Channel 11 says the dogs have been located, news at 9:00.
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Sylvia Titgemeyer
<sylviagrace@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Zeke,
>
> Heal quickly!
>
> Sounds like they might need to close the trail until they get this under
> control.
>
> Sylvia (sgt of sgtmta)
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* ZLA Solutions <Zeke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Mon, January 28, 2013 12:16:06 AM
> *Subject:* [GeoStL] WARNING! Beware of free roaming pit bull mixed breeds
> on the Riverwoods Trail along the Missouri River Greenway
>
> Hello fellow geocachers.
>
> On the Riverwoods Trail along the Missouri River Greenway that there are
> two pit bull mixed breed dogs that are DANGEROUS. I was attacked and bitten by
> them this afternoon. I was fortunate in that I had a hiking stick with me
> and was able to keep them partially at bay for a steady 800’ retreat to
> my car. But if I didn’t have the stick to distract them or had a longer
> walk back to the car, it could have much worse. As it was, the ER nurse
> had to get a second batch of needles to inject the Rabies vaccine around
> all of my wounds. I say this so that you will know how serious the danger
> is at this time.
>
> Animal Control will be driving the trail twice a day for the next 10 days
> in hopes of tranquilizing and capturing the two dogs. They may belong to one
> of the nearby businesses but they could also be strays. Until then I will
> be avoiding the geocaches in that area. I will post a note if I hear that
> the dogs have been captured.
>
> As a final piece of advice, the police officer suggested I carry cayenne
> pepper based pepper spray which I will be picking up before my next
> outing.
>
> Regards,
>
> Zeke Leventhal-Arnold (caching name ZLA)
>
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