Emily's screams lasted another 5 or 6 minutes before they gradually weakened.
Buddy still refused to let go, and Emily was almost unconscious from the pain.
Not long afterward, the hallway filled with running footsteps and the clatter of equipment.
Police officers and animal control officers had finally arrived.
Several animal control officers wearing full protective gear used long capture poles and nets. After a difficult struggle, they pinned the frenzied dog down and sedated him.
When Emily was lifted onto a stretcher, her calf had been torn open so badly that bone was visible beneath the blood.
Her face was white. Her clothes and body were smeared with saliva and blood, and she had lost control of her bladder.
One of the paramedics called ahead to the hospital. "Severe animal bi
