Six-months-pregnant woman is mauled to death by a pack of dogs as she walks through woods in France
- Elisa Pilaski, 29, was found dead in the Forest of Retz north of Paris on Saturday
- She was out walking her dog Curtis when she was attacked and bitten to death
- Pilarski had called her husband during her walk to say she was worried a pack of dogs was about to attack her, but by the time he arrived she was dead
- Police are investigating whether a pack of hunting dogs was responsible
A six-months-pregnant woman has been mauled to death by dogs as she went for a walk in the woods in France.
Elisa Pilaski, 29, was found dead by her husband on Saturday afternoon in the Forest of Retz, north of Paris, where she had been walking her own dog Curtis.
An autopsy carried out on Monday found she bled to death some time between 1pm and 1.30pm from bites on her upper and lower limbs and head from multiple dogs.
Elisa Pilaski, 29 (left), who was six months pregnant, was found dead in the Forest of Metz, north of Paris, on Monday afternoon after being mauled to death by dogs
Ms Pilaski was out walking dog Curtis (right) when she called her husband to say she was worried a pack of dogs was about to attack them. He arrived 45 minutes later to find her dead
Some of the bites occurred while she was still alive, while others happened after she died, local newspaper L’Union reported.
Police are investigating whether a pack of hunting dogs that were in the forest at the time could have been responsible, and have taken DNA samples from the animals.
Samples were also taken from dogs belonging to the victim including the dog she was walking at the time, and tests are still being carried out, local media reported.
The woman had called her husband during her walk to say that she was worried a pack of dogs was going to attack, TVA Nouvelles reports.
An autopsy found that Ms Pilaski bled to death from multiple wounds to her upper and lower limbs and head caused by multiple dogs
Police say there was a hunt taking place in the forest (pictured) at the time Ms Pilaski died and have taken DNA samples from the dogs to establish whether they attacker her. However they also stressed she could have been attacked by strays, or even her own pet
He left work at Charles de Gaulle airport, in Paris, and arrived at the scene 45 minutes later where he found her mutilated body.
Ellul followed the howls of Curtis, who survived the attack, to find Ms Pilaski’s remains.
Police say it is possible the woman was attacked by stray dogs or even her own animal, and have refused to rule out any possibilities.
The Forest of Retz is one of France’s largest and covers about 13,000 hectares.