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In early March we reported on a dog attack in Orange Walk involving a 6 year old boy. Well, there was another one last night but this time the victim was a tourist. The attack happened last night around 8:00 in San Estevan, Orange Walk. The owner of the 3 Rottweiler's, Lorenzo Carrillo was at home when he heard screams from outside. When he went to check, he saw two of his Rottweiler's attacking a man who was camping in the backyard of an old building near his yard. Carrillo then rushed over to get the dogs away from the tourist-traveller. Carrillo told our colleagues at CTV3 that the dogs must have gotten out of the yard from behind their pens and he does not know what triggered the attack because this is the first time his dogs attacked someone.

The tourist was bitten to his right arm, under his arm and to his right leg. He was rushed to the Northern Regional Hospital for treatment. The Chairman of San Estevan and other officials got involved and suggested Carrillo get rid of the dogs. Carrillo says he does not object to this suggestion.