California officials have seized 16 large breed dogs that mauled a teenager out for a jog last month in California.
The animals attacked Tracy Hurtado, 17, as a pack along a dirt road in Newberry Springs, California reported ABC 7 .
Hurtado, 17, was nearly killed during the terrifying July 17 incident, police said. 4
“I thought they ripped her arms off,” Maria Azpeitia, Tracy’s mom, told ABC 7. “That’s what it looked like.”
Neighbors heard Tracy’s screams for help and called 911 shortly before 7 a.m., authorities said.
The frantic mother ran to the scene, and didn’t recognize her daughter. 4
“She was so dirty, covered in dirt, so I couldn’t recognize my daughter. I recognized her bra, that’s what I recognized,” she told ABC 7. “I got close to her and [she asked me] ‘Mom,