Julia Charging Whirldwind. Photo from Facebook

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota started rounding up stray and wild dogs after a woman was fatally attacked over the weekend.

Julia Charging Whirlwind, 49, was killed by a pack of dogs on Saturday morning. A volunteer firefighter who responded to the scene said the incident, sadly, wasn't uncommon.

“This is like the fourth time this had happened,” Derek Clairmont told South Dakota Public Broadcasting. A council member also said a man was attacked on Sunday.

"It happens all over the reservation," Alvin Bettelyoun told KELO.

Acting President Willie Kindle quickly signed a notice stating that all dogs must be tied up or secured. Rangers started going around the reservation to identify, capture and put down stray and wild dogs.

Charging Whirlwind was a mother of five. She was walking home from her sister's house when the attack occurred.

"She was my best friend, my sister," Robin Clairmont told KOTA.

Get the Story:
Lakota Woman Killed In Rosebud Dog Attack (South Dakota Public Broadcasting 3/17)
South Dakota reservation rounds up feral dogs after fatal attack (Reuters 3/17)
Could dog attack have been prevented? (KOTA 3/17)
Rosebud Dog Control Goes Beyond Reservation Lines (KELO 3/17)
Rosebud Community Shocked By Fatal Dog Attack (KELO 3/16)
Mother of 5 Killed by Wild Dogs on SD's Rosebud Reservation (KSFY 3/16)
Mother Of Five Killed By A Pack Of Wild Dogs On The Rosebud Reservation (KCSR 3/16)
49-Year-Old Woman Killed by Pack of Wild Rez Dogs on the Rosebud Indian Reservation (Native News Online 3/14)