A woman died after being attacked by a pack of wild dogs in Kentucky.
Priscilla Jones, 44, was walking in Flat Lick around 2:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 29, when she was “attacked and severely injured by a pack of dogs roaming the area,” according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Department news release shared on Facebook.
According to police, a woman who knew Priscilla “heard her screaming for help” and called 911. The East Knox Fire Department (EKFD) then discovered her “suffering from life-threatening injuries” and “unable to communicate.”
The local sheriff’s office and the Barbourville Police Department (BPD) later arrived on the scene, and first responders transported Priscilla to the nearby Barbourville ARH Hospital.
According to police, she “succumbed to her injuries” and was eventually “declared deceased.”
Police say the investigation into Priscilla’s death is still ongoing.
Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith told Fox 56 News that the owner of the dogs that attacked Priscilla may now face charges.
“In Kentucky you do have an obligation to control and confine your animals so we’re looking at all aspects of this situation and will determine that as the investigation continues,” he confirmed to the media.
After the tragedy, Smith advised local residents to “just be vigilant and cautious, and be aware of your surroundings at all times.”
Peggy Jones, Priscilla’s sister, told Fox 56 News that her sibling would be remembered as “one-of-a-kind” and having “a heart of gold.”
“[She would] do anything in the world to help anybody if she could,” Peggy told me.
