[InTime News]
A German tourist was in intensive care in a hospital in northern Greece on Thursday after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in the town of Litochoro and sustaining serious injuries to her face, head and torso that required emergency surgery.
The deputy mayor of Dion-Olympus responsible for animal control and welfare has been arrested over the incident and faces charges of causing negligent bodily harm by failing to take proper measures to contain the area’s stray population.
According to local news site Thestival, the 61-year-old German woman was on holiday with her husband in Litochoro, a popular destination with hikers exploring Mount Olympus.
She had gone out for a walk around midday on Wednesday when she was attacked by a pack of stray dogs on the town’s outskirts. Her husband took her to the local medical center after she called him asking for help. Doctors there had her transferred to the general hospital in Katerini, where she had to undergo surgery.