Police are searching for the owner of two dogs which attacked a Paphos woman in a field and subsequently required hospital treatment.

The 63-year-old woman reported to police that she was attacked on Wednesday afternoon in a field when two dogs bit her arms and legs.

She further stated that a man then appeared and stopped the dogs from attacking. He then left with them.

The woman was taken to the A&E department at Paphos general hospital where she was treated for her wounds.

Paphos police are investigating the incident.