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Lambton Public Health looking for dog that bit man

Lambton Public Health is trying to find a dog and its owner after a dog bite incident around noon Sunday.

The health unit said the incident occurred in a convenience store parking lot at the corner of Trudeau Drive and Confederation Street.

The dog, described as a black and tan German Shepherd, was leashed and with the owner at the time of the bite.

The owner is described as a man in his early 30s, 5'9 with a beard -- was sitting on a bicycle at the time.

Anyone with information about the dog and its owner is asked to contact Lambton Public Health at 519-383-8331 or toll-free at 1-800-667-1839.

If the dog is not found to verify its health status, the man bitten will require post-exposure rabies shots.

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