A four-year-old girl in Iglulik was viciously attacked by three dogs on March 31, leaving her with serious facial injuries.
Sharon Mary Kappianaq鈥檚 daughter, who is now wearing an eye patch, is still healing from the scary ordeal but seems to be doing better now, according to her mother.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 her right eye. It鈥檚 very bad,鈥� Kappianaq wrote on Facebook on April 5, alongside a photo of her child that depicts the extent of the damage done to the girl鈥檚 face. Stitched wounds and bruising are visible.
鈥淭hank you all for positive words for us. Please keep praying for her. Thankfully she still alive with me and her twin sister,鈥� Kappianaq added.
She said her father, Bart Hanna Kappianaq, one of the dog catchers in Iglulik, is planning to put down the trio of dogs once he returns from the land, where he鈥檚 currently serving as a Canadian Ranger.
Sharon added doesn鈥檛 let her kids play outside alone due to the amount of loose dogs around.
鈥淧lease know I play out with them daily, this was the first time she went out without me and this incident happened,鈥� she said.
Nunavut News was unable to reach the hamlet鈥檚 senior administrative officer for comment as of press time.
