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to escape the pack of dogs. She was bitten.. all over her body. A warning... this is graphic. 17:57 i could feel the chunks coming out of my body. i thought i was gonna die. 03 With injuries too graphic to show... Rochelle Silva... describes the dog attack.. that sent her to the hospital. 18:25 they were on attack. they were on attack. 28 14:16 started charging at me down the driveway. 18 22:14 the dogs wanted me because i had Ace. 18 With her puppy Ace in her arms.. 6 pitbulls charged out of this Taunton home. She ran... hoping to use traffic as a barrier... Hiding behind a fence ... And curling into a ball. 26:17 at first i heard a bunch of screaming and dogs barking. 21 26:48 i saw something go flying... apparently it was her puppy. 53 The attack... killed the family Yorkie. A man tried to help and was also bit. Then.. a Taunton police officer arrived ... 17:08 at that time i think i'm gonna be saved. i'm gonna be saved. he's gonna save me. but he never gets out of the car. 14 28:07 the officer couldnt get out of the car because the dogs just surrounded the car. 13 The officer put on lights and sirens... to distract the dogs. Not using his weapons ... out of fear he might hurt her. Silva.. thinks he could have done more. 5:27 he has a whole waistband full of weapons and he did not use not one of them to try to protect and serve her 32 Silva says... the dogs owner pulled her to safety... And wrestled the dogs inside.. Before Animal Control took them away. 18:34 he's very careless, he should go jail. i feel like i'm on the fence, because he saved me. he saved me. 43 She was mauled so badly... She'll need months of rehab. The investigation is ongoing... No charges yet. Live in Taunton... SC WCVB NC

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A woman was attacked by six pit bulls while walking her dog on Broadway Wednesday night, according to a Taunton Police Department press release.The Taunton Gazette reported that at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, a Taunton police officer was on routine patrol in the area of 187 Broadway when he observed a woman running in the middle of the road, the release states.The officer observed six pit bulls following and then attacking the woman, a 51-year-old Taunton resident, according to police.“He immediately pulled his cruiser over and got out to assist the woman,” the release states. “As he approached them, some of the dogs turned toward his direction as if they were going to attack him.”“Because the dogs were next to and on top of the woman, the officer was unable to safely discharge his firearm at any of the dogs without potentially injuring the woman,” the release states. “Instead, the officer went back to his cruiser and activated the sirens and air horn to try and get the attention of the dogs. The sirens distracted the dogs for enough time for the woman to get to her feet, allowing the officer and a good Samaritan to escort her into the officer’s cruiser.”At the same time, the owner of the dogs, a 36-year-old Taunton man, came out of his house to try and get the dogs under control. Some of the dogs attempted to jump through the open front driver’s side window of the cruiser to attack the officer. He was able to roll up the window to avoid being bitten. The good Samaritan was also bitten by one of the dogs, according to police.The owner of the dogs was eventually able to get them inside of his home.A Taunton Fire Department ambulance arrived and EMS personnel provided medical aid to the woman. She was transported by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital. The woman suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.The good Samaritan, a 53-year-old Raynham man, suffered an injury to his leg and drove himself to an area hospital.All six dogs were seized by Taunton Animal Control and will be quarantined prior to a hearing with the owner to determine the outcome of the incident.The initial investigation indicates that the pit bulls’ owner opened his door and one of the dogs escaped, according to police. “When he turned to retrieve the dog, the other dogs pushed through the door and immediately began attacking the woman,” the release states.As of Friday afternoon, the incident remains under active investigation.The victim, Rochelle Silva, will be in rehab between four to six weeks and is set to miss six months of work.Silva's family has set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for hospital bills, rent and other expenses while she is out of work.