Fairbanks Skier Attacked By Dog While Rollerskiing

FasterSkierJuly 26, 2005

AP Article:

Skier grateful to survive pit bull attack in training run
ROLLER SKIS: Car stopped to help, then owner called off dog.

By DAN JOLING
The Associated Press

Published: July 21st, 2005
Last Modified: July 21st, 2005 at 02:28 AM

Anders Gillis had a premonition that something bad was going to happen as he strapped on his roller skis for a training session.

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6730146p-6617753c.html


Fairbanks Daily News-Miner article:

Dog attack scars athlete

By CHRIS TALBOTT
Staff Writer

Article Published: Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Anders Gillis had strapped on his roller skis and strode past the pit bull that viciously attacked him last Friday dozens of times as he trained along Farmers Loop.

And every time he saw the dog, he had the same reaction.

http://www.news-miner.com/Stories/0,1413,113%257E7244%257E2973145,00.html

“It's always been at the end of its chain,” Gillis said Tuesday evening. “I've looked over at it and said, 'Boy, I hope that dog never gets loose.'”

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