A postal worker died in Florida after being attacked by a pack of dogs Sunday.
Pamela Jane Rock, 61, was in a rural part of the state when her vehicle broke down Sunday afternoon near the Interlachen Lake Estates area, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told officers they heard a woman screaming for help and found her on the ground outside with five dogs attacking her, the Sheriff reported.
Several neighbors rushed to help Rock, trying to pull the dogs off of her, while another neighbor shot a rifle into the ground in an attempt to scare the dogs away, the Sheriff’s office continued. By the time emergency services arrived, the neighbors and the dogs’ owner had managed to contain the animals, the statement noted.
REST IN PEACE: The Florida postal worker who was killed by a pack of five dogs after her delivery truck broke down on Sunday was identified as Pamela Jane Rock, 61. https://t.co/K8pTnGNR8W pic.twitter.com/oG7J8TspMz
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) August 24, 2022
Deputies provided first aid as soon as they arrived on scene before transporting Rock to HCA Florida Putnam Hospital. She was then transported to a trauma center in Gainesville hospital, where she died Monday evening, the department reported.
Animal Control took all five of the dogs into custody and they will be humanely euthanized, the Sheriff’s noted. “We are in frequent communications with the state attorney’s office as we explore options as far as possible criminal cases as this case continues,” Putnam County Sheriff Chief Deputy Colonel Joseph Wells said Tuesday, according to CNN. (RELATED: Florida Family Finds 11-Foot Alligator In Their Swimming Pool)
More than 5,400 postal employees were attacked by dogs in 2021, according to data released by the U.S. Postal Service in June. Florida ranked #8 in a list of 10 states where the most dog bites occurred.