Press Release
Last Thursday around 1 p.m., the Treaty #3 Police Service and the OPP Regional K-9 Unit attended the Pegamigaapo School in Big Grassy First Nation.
The officers were at the school visiting the students and giving them a K-9 demonstration.
After the officers concluded the K-9 demonstration in the gymnasium and were about to leave the building, one of the students lost their balance and fell into the dog.
The nine-year-old student subsequently was bitten.
Police immediately notified school officials, teachers, and the parents of the student involved.
The parents of the youth attended the school and transported the child to the Rainy River Hospital for treatment.
The child received non life-threatening injuries, was treated, and subsequently released.
The OPP remains in communication with school officials, parents, and community members to offer any assistance necessary.
