Pit Bulls attack

By Susan Hardee Steger

October 31, 2017 2:56 p.m.

On October 27, 2017, two tan pit bulls attacked another dog and its owner around Fernandina's Beach Access 28.  The owner of the pits bulls, a middle aged brunette with short hair, eventually took control of her dogs, but not until after a dog and its owner were injured.  All dogs involved were untethered.

According to an information report on file at the Fernandina Police Department, David  Lash and Celia Cart were "walking with their dog on the beach around 3:00 p.m.  Lash had let his dog off the leash to let the dog swim when two tan pit bulls came running down the beach and attacked Lash's dog and his wife, Celia Cart.  Lash advised they asked for the owner's name, but she refused to answer."

Officer William J. Haney, who completed the information report, went to Nassau Baptist Emergency Room and spoke to Cart. Haney described the wound as "a large bite on her left arm where the skin was ripped."

The identity of the pit bulls' owner is unknown.  Officer Haney spoke to residents and individuals in the area who were unaware of the attack.

Unable to verify if the pit bulls were inoculated  against rabies, the Officer was advised that Cart will begin a series of rabies shots.