A woman has been left injured after a attack by an "out of control" dog.

Police are investigating a report of a bull mastiff-type dog attacking a woman in Workington on Sunday evening.

Officers were called about 6.20 pm to a field at the back of Chaucer Road.

The dog walker was walking her own dog at the time when an animal - described as a "dark tan-coloured dog" attacked her.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

A spokesman for the force said: "We're looking for witnesses, especially a man who assisted the injured woman, and a woman who was in the area at the time of the incident."

Anyone with information should contact police on 101