RIVIERA BEACH, Md. (WJZ) — An 89-year-old woman was attacked by a pit bull Wednesday.

Medics in Anne Arundel County were called to the 200-block of Arundel Road.

Officials say the dog grabbed her arm from over a fence, severely injuring her upper arm.

She was taken to the Curtis National Hand Center at Union Memorial Hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Animal Control took the dog.