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Boy, 11, left with 17 open wounds after being attacked by pack of dogs

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Roldan, A. (2026, September 17). Boy, 11, left with 17 open wounds after being attacked by pack of dogs. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/boy-left-with-17-open-wounds-after-being-attacked-by-pack-of-dogs/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Amber Roldan

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Banner O’Berry, an 11-year-old boy from Atkinson, Georgia, sustained 17 open wounds after being attacked by three dogs while playing outside with a friend. The attack occurred when O’Berry's four-wheeler broke down and the dogs approached them aggressively; he fought back using pliers until his friends could intervene. After surgery at Coffee Regional Medical Center, O’Berry made it to a football game in a wheelchair a week later. The Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office is holding the dogs for 10 days and pursuing legal action to declare them vicious animals.
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Banner O'Berry, an 11-year-old football player from Atkinson, Georgia, sustained 17 open wounds after being attacked by three dogs on Sunday. While riding his four-wheeler with a teammate, the vehicle broke down and they noticed the dogs approaching. One dog grabbed Banner's ankle and pulled him off the vehicle; two others joined in attacking him as he tried to defend himself using pliers. His friend stayed to help fend off the dogs. After being rushed to Coffee Regional Medical Center, Banner underwent a surgery that lasted three and a half hours. His mother, Jessica O’Berry, reported on Facebook that her son was in extreme pain during his ambulance ride and called his football coach to inform him he wouldn’t be able to finish the season due to his injuries.

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Atkinson Coffee Regional Medical Center Georgia The Post the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office

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Jessica O’Berry PERSON · 3× O’Berry PERSON · 3× Knapik PERSON · 2× Atkinson PERSON · 1× Banner O’Berry PERSON · 1× Coffee Regional Medical Center ORG · 1× Danial Knapik PERSON · 1× Georgia GPE · 1× The Post ORG · 1× the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office ORG · 1×

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Banner O’Berry, from Atkinson, Georgia, was with his teammate Sunday when his four-wheeler broke down, but as they hopped off to fix it they spotted three dogs running towards them, his mom, Jessica O’Berry, explained in a Facebook post.
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🔮 In her post, Jessica O’Berry detailed a call she received from her son in the ambulance while he was “hurting like hell” asking her to call his football coach to let him know he wouldn’t be able to finish the season.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
Boy, 11, left with 17 open wounds after being attacked by pack of dogs · assertive framing

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An 11-year-old football player was left with over a dozen open wounds after he was savaged by a pack of dogs while playing outside with his best friend. asserted
he → leave → friend
Banner O’Berry, from Atkinson, Georgia, was with his teammate Sunday when his four-wheeler broke down, but as they hopped off to fix it they spotted three dogs running towards them, his mom, Jessica O’Berry, explained in a Facebook post. asserted
mom → break → post
Once the duo noticed the dogs charging toward them, they scrambled on top of the four-wheeler when one dog grabbed O’Berry by the ankle and “snatched him off,” before the other two joined in on the attack, his mom said. asserted
mom → notice → attack
Her son then desperately tried to fight off the toothy pack using an on-hand pair of pliers. asserted
son → try → pliers
“He managed to grab one of the dogs and hold it down while trying to fight the others with those pliers,” Jessica O’Berry wrote, adding that his friend stayed by him “doing absolutely everything in his power to get those dogs away.” asserted
friend → manage → dogs
The attack left O’Berry with 17 open wounds to his legs that required three and a half hours of surgery at Coffee Regional Medical Center. asserted
that → leave → Center
In her post, Jessica O’Berry detailed a call she received from her son in the ambulance while he was “hurting like hell” asking her to call his football coach to let him know he wouldn’t be able to finish the season. asserted
he → detail → season
The trio of dogs has since been taken into custody for a 10-day hold by the Atkinson County Sheriff’s Office, Chief Danial Knapik told The Post. asserted
Knapik → take → Post
One dog has been identified as a pit bull with the other two suspected to be hound and terrier mixed breeds, Knapik said. asserted
Knapik → identify → bull
The sheriff’s office has initiated a court process to deem the dogs as “vicious animals” and notifying paperwork has been served to the dogs’ owners, according to Knapik. Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. uncertain
Report → initiate → news
O’Berry is now recovering from the terrifying attack and was able to make it to a Sept. 16 football game where he cheered on his team in a wheelchair from the sidelines. asserted
he → recover → sidelines
“This warmed my heart!” his mom wrote as she shared photos of him at the game, with visible bandages on his legs. asserted
she → warm → legs
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