Postal employee died after being mauled by pack of canine in Florida, say officers

A U.S. Postal service employee was mauled to demise by a pack of 5 canine in rural Florida over the weekend, authorities mentioned. The deceased, recognized as Pamela Jane Rock of Melrose, was attacked by canine after her car broke down, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office mentioned. The incident occurred within the Interlachen Lake Estates space on Sunday.

61-year-old Pamela Jane Rock died at a hospital on Monday evening, officers mentioned, addressing a information convention on Tuesday. When the residents, together with the canine’ proprietor and different neighbours, heard the girl’s cries, they rushed to assist her. Pamela was screaming for assist as she lay on the bottom, making an attempt to fend off the canine, the officers mentioned.

“One of the neighbors even brought his firearm along and fired several shots into the air and to the ground in an attempt to disrupt the attack,” Putnam County Sheriff Chief Deputy Colonel Joseph Wells mentioned on the presser.

The neighbours and the proprietor have been profitable in bodily pulling off the canine from the sufferer. When the officers arrived on the spot, the proprietor had pulled the canine again on their property however Pamela was mendacity on the bottom and was bleeding closely, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.

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VICTIM DIES AFTER ATTACK

The officers utilized three tourniquets to manage the blood circulate of Pamela and instantly took her to a hospital.

“As we drove her, Pamela Rocks went into cardiac arrest and she died from her injuries the next day,”Colonel Joseph Wells mentioned on the information convention. The postal employee’s niece claimed Rock needed to have one arm amputated.

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Animal management staff have been referred to as to the scene and took custody of the 5 canine concerned within the assault.

Meanwhile, the United States Postal Service expressed grief over the demise of their worker and mentioned it was “deeply saddened at the loss of our employee. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and her co-workers at this time.”

“Our hearts are with the victim and her family as they navigate through this tragic event,” Putnam County Sheriff H.D. DeLoach mentioned. “It is imperative that dog owners take responsibility in keeping their animals in a secured location for their safety and those around.”

The officers mentioned that the assault was nonetheless underneath investigation and there are possibilities that the proprietor may face prices.

As per the information launched by the US Postal Service in June, greater than 5,400 postal workers have been attacked by canine within the US in 2021. Florida topped the chart for canine bites with 201 incidents being reported final 12 months.

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