An elderly man has been left fighting for life in hospital after being mauled by a dog in Adelaide's north.
The 72-year-old was visiting a friend at a house on Princess Street, Willaston when he slipped and fell, the dog attacking him around 7pm.
He was airlifted to hospital with serious head and neck injuries and remains in a critical condition.
The owners of the Mastiff Cross are believed to be putting the dog down.
The Council has been notified.
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