A California woman was found dead in her driveway, mauled to death by what authorities believe are a pack of stray dogs.
Deborah Onsurez, 56, was attacked early Thursday morning and was later found in the driveway of a home on the 500 block of Crows Landing Road, reported KOVR-TV.
Her injuries were severe and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputies said they believe Onsurez was killed by multiple stray dogs.
A California woman was found dead in her driveway, mauled to death by what authorities believe are a pack of stray dogs (file image)
![Deborah Onsurez, 56, was attacked early Thursday morning and was later found in the driveway of a home on the 500 block of Crows Landing Road (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/21/47AFDC3B00000578-5227019-image-a-83_1514843493513.jpg)
Deborah Onsurez, 56, was attacked early Thursday morning and was later found in the driveway of a home on the 500 block of Crows Landing Road (pictured)
‘Stray dogs everywhere, that’s Stanislaus County for you, that’s all around here,’ Armando, who works in the area, told the station.
They’re a big problem in area known as South Modesto, he said.
‘A bunch of mutts really, you know?’ he added. ‘Not no full-breed dog, I know that, especially little dogs that transients try to keep.’
When deputies and animal control officers searched the immediate area for the suspect dogs, they could not find them.
Authorities are currently unaware of the breed of dog, the ages or the genders.
‘Being killed by a dog is extremely unusual,’ Tai Bogan, an attorney in Modesto who has worked on dog attack cases, told KOVR.
He questioned whether the dogs were actually strays after deputies and animal control officers said they couldn’t find any dogs in the area.
![When deputies and animal control officers searched the immediate area for the suspect dogs, they could not find them (Pictured, surrounding area)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/21/47AFDC2D00000578-5227019-image-a-81_1514843485233.jpg)
When deputies and animal control officers searched the immediate area for the suspect dogs, they could not find them (Pictured, surrounding area)
![They are currently unaware of the breed of dog, the ages or the genders (file image, Havana)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/01/01/21/47AFEBB100000578-5227019-image-a-84_1514843501568.jpg)
They are currently unaware of the breed of dog, the ages or the genders (file image, Havana)
However, if deputies are correct, then Bogan says law enforcement needs to step up.
‘Animal control cannot allow dogs to roam around the street,’ he said. ‘It just can’t happen in a civilized society.’
If the dogs belong to someone, Bogan said they could face criminal charges for negligence.
However, dog attacks aren’t uncommon. In November, a pit bull attacked at least three people in Elk Grove, a suburb of Sacramento that’s about 60 miles from Modesto.
And in 2014, two separate pit bull attacks in Stanislaus County – one left a man dead.