(KRON) — A Northern California woman was mauled to death by dogs before sheriff’s deputies rounded up 23 Great Danes that were running loose in her neighborhood.
Davina Corbin, 56, of Feather Falls, Calif., died on Blackhawk Trail near where dozens of domestic Great Danes were roaming, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. In the early morning hours of August 8, a resident found Corbin’s body riddled with bite marks and called 911.
A forensic pathologist performed an autopsy on the victim. Sheriff’s officials wrote, “The forensic pathologist located numerous bite marks and injuries,” and concluded that her cause of death was “attributed to a domestic dog attack.”
Detectives served a search warrant at a house located next where the woman was found dead. Twenty-five Great Danes were running loose nearby, investigators said.
Deputies and detectives “spent the entire day capturing the dogs, who were running loose in the area. To date, approximately 23 dogs have been captured and turned over to animal control. Detectives are currently attempting to capture the two outstanding dogs,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote.