Boy airlifted to hospital with facial injuries after being attacked by a dog in horror mauling
Multiple emergency services responders raced to the scene in Bateau Bay shortly before 6pm on Tuesday.
- Toddler, 2, recovering in hospital
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By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
Published: 00:38 GMT, 31 December 2025 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 31 December 2025
A toddler has been airlifted to hospital after he was attacked by a dog on the NSW Central Coast.
Multiple emergency services responders, including six ambulance resources, raced to the scene in Bolton Street, Bateau Bay shortly before 6pm on Tuesday.
The two-year-old boy was treated at the scene by paramedics and CareFlight medical crews for facial injuries.
The toddler was flown to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, where he remains in a stable condition.
The breed of the dog is currently unknown.
NSW Police are investigating.
'Central Coast Council was advised and a ranger dispatched to locate the dog; however, the dog was not located,' a police statement read.
Central Coast Council has launched an investigation.
The toddler was airlifted to hospital by CareFlight after he was attacked by a dog (stock image)
The toddler is recovering in The Children's Hospital at Westmead
'Council is aware of the serious incident regarding an alleged dog attack at a private property in Bateau Bay, resulting in a child being injured,' a spokeswoman told Daily Mail.
'Council rangers attended the location after the attack was reported and are now investigating, including trying to locate the offending dog.
'Council will take appropriate action as required.'
'It just chased me up the stairs… just ran up and ran inside and bit me,' injured teen Kaiden O'Dell, 14 told NBN News.
'I grabbed its fur, tried pulling it away and Mum dragged me off. It bit me on the leg too. It left six or seven bite marks.'
The dog was shot dead by police when they arrived a short time later.
The other two victims - a man and woman aged in their 30s - remain in Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital.