<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Three people are lucky to be alive after being mauled by a dog north of Newcastle in NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neighbours said the Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross Mastiff started to run loose through a Raymond Terrace cul-de-sac at about 11pm and lunged at anyone in its path.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Paramedics arrived and led a 35-year-old man into an ambulance after he was mauled by the canine.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-alleged-group-of-suspected-contract-killers-arrested-after-police-stop-taxi/8eeff560-1e61-47f8-a998-0513b498c35a" rel="" target="" title="Six men arrested after loaded guns found in car were 'contract killers', police say"><strong><span>Six men arrested after loaded guns found in car were 'contract killers', police say</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local resident Georgina Croese provided first aid to the man and his 36-year-old partner, who were savagely attacked while on a late night walk. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were bleeding out, in and out of consciousness," Croese said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've never seen anything like it, honestly. It was one of the worst things I've ever seen."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/dog-attack-three-people-injured-raymond-terrace-nsw/5f1c07d9-b00c-4d3c-9933-f9cf0b2a708c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Josh Humphries was the first to come to the couple's rescue, armed with a metal pole.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I had a stick to try and get rid of it but he just kept coming at me," Humphries said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His partner's 14-year-old son Kaiden O'Dell was the next victim of the dog.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-new-years-eve-premier-chris-minns-promises-different-kind-of-policing/d90275eb-b0da-452a-b462-b7ace71771b3"><strong><span>Proof that the terror in Bondi has changed city forever</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Year 10 student was set upon while trying to protect his family with a broomstick after the incident unfolded on their front lawn. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It just chased me up the stairs… just ran up and ran inside and bit me," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I grabbed its fur, tried pulling it away and mum dragged me off. It bit me on the leg too."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police then arrived on scene and euthanised the animal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jess O'Dell said she was grateful her son Kaiden wasn't killed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Reminders of the attack were still evident today from a blood trail on their driveway to the dog's claw marks on their car.  </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I actually at one point thought that maybe it could have been a lot more serious than that," Mrs O'Dell said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I'm very grateful that I didn't turn out like that, very grateful."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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