61-year-old Jane Rock was screaming for help as the pack of dogs ambushed her, calling the attention of neighbors who arrived too late to stop the mauling, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.
A Florida mail carrier died Monday after being brutally mauled by five dogs when her truck broke down in a rural area the day before, authorities say.
Rock’s niece said she had just started the job in December and was excited about it. Now, her family is enraged, questioning how the dogs’ owners could be so negligent.WTLVNeighbors tried to free Rock from the dogs’ grip but were unsuccessful, even after someone fired a rifle into the ground, cops said.
Rock was flown to a trauma center in Gainesville with severe wounds, cops said. After losing too much blood, authorities said she died on Monday evening. Cops said animal control had been called to the area of Monday’s mauling four times in the last three years for “vicious animal complaints.” Spokesperson Joe Wells said it was likely that the same dogs were involved on Sunday.