Deanne Coando. Photo from Facebook

A member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wyoming died after being attacked by a pack of dogs, local authorities said.

Deanne Lynn Coando, 40, died on Wednesday. The Fremont County Coroner’s Office said she suffered hypothermia and loss of blood "from serious injuries received when attacked by multiple dogs.

Kimberly Varilek, the tribe's attorney general, was surprised by the determination. She told the Associated Press that she wasn't aware of any dog attacks on the reservation.

No one witnessed the attack on Coando, who was a mother of seven and grandmother of two.

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