Dog attack: Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries as armed police swarm to scene

Officers were called to Blair Way in Aberavon at around 7am this morning.

The dog has been sedated and removed from the area by police.

The air ambulance landed at the scene and confirmed that one person was taken to hospital.

A huge police presence was seen in the area, including armed police.

A spokesman for the force said: "Officers attended Blair Way, Aberavon at around 7am this morning (Monday June 17) following a report of an incident involving a man and a dog.

"A 24-year-old man has been taken to hospital by Air Ambulance with serious injuries.

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"The dog has been sedated and removed from the scene by Police Dog units. Our investigation is ongoing."

The condition of the man remains unknown.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called on today at 7:14am to reports of an incident at Nobel Avenue, Port Talbot. We sent one emergency ambulance to the scene.

"Advanced critical care support was delivered by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service in a Wales Air Ambulance charity helicopter. One person was taken by road to hospital."

It comes after a woman from Limerick, Ireland was tragically killed by her XL Bully and a Staffordshire Terrier in a horrific attack on June 4.

She had been returning from birthday celebrations with family and friends when the attack took place, with the belief among Irish investigators being the beasts mauled her to death as she opened her front door.

The incident was caught on CCTV - and after it began circulating online, Garda have urged members of the public not to share it.