Skateboarder Brooklinn Khoury Recalls Pitbull Attack

Brooklinn Khoury is reflecting on her recovery journey after being attacked by a pitbull.

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In a new exclusive with People, Brooklinn opens about that fateful day and how life has changed since.

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The pro-skateboarder and model was enjoying her day on November 3, 2020, before the unthinkable happened.

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Brooklinn was attacked by her cousin’s 8-year-old pitbull named Diesel.

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The dog lunged at her face and ripped off her upper lip.

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"I was like, 'You're such a good boy.' He literally sprung from a sitting position like onto my face," she recalled to PEOPLE in the latest issue.

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"Finally, I felt a release. And then, something flew and hit the wall," she recalled. It was a part of her face.

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"I was like, 'Okay, time to love this new version of myself for now.' I want people to know that they're not alone if they're going through something like this," Brooklinn revealed.

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The model and athlete will have to undergo five reconstructive surgeries to get a new upper lip put on, and she recently underwent her first surgery.

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