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A woman is fighting for life after being torn limb from limb by a pack of four pit bulls.

Terri Cosby, 54, was walking through a street in Oklahoma City in the US when she was attacked.

Locals said the dogs have plagued the area for months, leaving them afraid to go out.

One witness called police and said: "They're eating this woman. I mean they're killing her.

"And we're trying to stop it.

"There's blood all over the place. And these dogs have tasted it."

Police responded and fired dozens of shots to put down the wild animals on Saturday night.

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(Image: The Oklahoma City Police Department)

Mrs Cosby suffered severe injuries and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

She had to have an arm amputated and may lose a leg, her family said.

Shocking bodycam footage which has been released shows one police officer running to the scene then asking a colleague: "Where’s she at?"

The officer responds: "Right there! She’s over there! I got one. They went inside the house.

"I shot one, but there’s still one and they ran into a house."

(Image: The Oklahoma City Police Department)

The officer with the bodycam goes to find the victim.

"All right. Where’s the person that’s bit?" he asks a witness.

"Right here, man. They’ve been chewing on her for like f***ing 40 minutes," the witness responds.

As the officer tries to talk to Mrs Cosby, one of the dogs runs back out and more shots are fire.

"Come on dog, don’t do this," says another officer.

Calvin Stevenson who lives down the street described a gruesome scene.

"It was like the dog had already ripped her flesh off and was holding on to the bone and just wouldn’t let go," he said.

All four pit bulls are now dead.

The owners of the pit bulls told a local news channel on Monday that they had plumbers working in the back yard on Saturday who accidentally left the gate open, allowing the dogs to get out.

Police are investigating to determine if the owners will face any charges.

Terri Cosby's family are trying to raise money to cover her extensive medical costs - to donate click here.