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        "id": 1565671,
        "msgid": "two-young-siblings-mauled-by-wild-dogs-in-polewali-mandar-rescuer-initially-mistook-children-for-carcass-1771687930",
        "date": "2026-02-21 14:27:53",
        "title": "Two Young Siblings Mauled by Wild Dogs in Polewali Mandar, Rescuer Initially Mistook Children for Carcass",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Two brothers aged nine and seven were severely injured after being attacked by a pack of six wild dogs while fishing in rice paddies in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi. A passing farmer intervened to drive off the animals, having initially mistaken the children being dragged by the dogs for a carcass. The incident highlights ongoing public safety concerns surrounding uncontrolled stray dog populations in rural Indonesian communities.",
        "content": "<p>Two young siblings, Padli (9) and Alif (7), were attacked by a pack\nof wild dogs in Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi. A resident who\ncame to their rescue initially believed the dogs were dragging a\ncarcass.<\/p>\n<p>The horrific incident occurred in Banua Baru Village, Wonomulyo\nSubdistrict, on Thursday 19 February at approximately 10:00 am local\ntime. The two boys had been catching fish in an irrigation channel near\nrice paddies close to a residential area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe children went to catch fish in the rice paddy irrigation channel\n\u2014 that\u2019s where they were bitten by the dogs,\u201d said Banua Baru Village\nHead M Taufik on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Taufik said the pack comprised six wild dogs. A farmer who happened\nto be passing by chased the animals away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA farmer happened to pass by and immediately drove the dogs off.\nImagine \u2014 the person who helped them initially thought what was being\nmobbed and dragged about by the dogs was a carcass. It turned out to be\nsmall children,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The wild dog attack left both siblings with severe injuries,\nrequiring intensive hospital treatment. \u201cThe two siblings \u2014 it\u2019s\nheartbreaking. Their wounds from the dog bites are quite serious. They\nhave been taken to hospital,\u201d Taufik said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/two-young-siblings-mauled-by-wild-dogs-in-polewali-mandar-rescuer-initially-mistook-children-for-carcass-1771687930",
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