A woman was killed after being torn apart by a pack of stray dogs near a park in Southern California, authorities said. Teodora Mendoza, 51, was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries to her face and later died after the attack involving more than a dozen dogs on Thursday, the LA Times reports.

While an officer was giving aid to an injured woman reportedly bitten by one of the dogs, two dogs – pit bulls or pit bull mixes – charged at the officer and victim, according to police. The

Dogs fatally mauled a woman at a San Bernardino park, California news sources reported. Officers responded to reports of a dog attack near Perris Hill Park at about 5 p.m. Thursday, July 31, police told The Orange County Register.