Posted on 04/07/2026 2:22:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
PITTSBURG COUNTY, Okla. — A McAlester mother is clinging to life at a Tulsa hospital following a brutal attack by an unidentified animal that investigators said is unlike anything they've seen in over 30 years.
Alicia Maxey was found severely injured on Sunday morning in a remote yard near Blanco.
While the family initially believed a dog was responsible, the sheer scale of the injuries has prompted the Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office to bring in wildlife experts to solve the mystery of what kind of animal attacked Alicia.
According to investigators, Alicia had pulled into a nearby driveway.
She was found roughly an hour later by the homeowner, an EMT, who immediately began lifesaving measures until a medical helicopter could arrive.
"[In] 38 years, I've never been involved or seen anything to this extent as far as injuries caused by a wild animal," said Pittsburg County Sherriff Frankie McClendon.
The sheriff's office is now working with Oklahoma Wildlife Services to identify the animal.
Evidence, including clothing ripped from the victim, has been sent to a lab for DNA testing to determine if the attacker was a dog, a bear or a mountain lion.
From her hospital bed at Ascension St. John, Alicia has been able to provide small details about the moments leading up to the attack.
Her sister-in-law, Kat Kelley, said Alicia remembers pulling up to the gate before hearing a "deep growl."
"Something just pounced on her and knocked her to the ground," said Kelley. "She says it was dog-like is what she described, but she didn't say it was certainly a dog."
Alicia has already undergone four surgeries to treat extensive wounds to her face, legs and arms.
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What was it 30 years ago?
There Wolf ->
A young man was killed by a bear in NJ a few years ago. And he wasn’t alone, or out in the wilderness (not sure we really have “wilderness” in NJ anymore).
He was walking/hiking with a bunch of friends in a park in Northern NJ. It’s almost like the old joke, his friends only had to out-run him.
Terrible, bunch of Indian Tech-worker guys, iirc.
So what was the animal that did what they saw 30 years ago?
When BiGfOoT attacks!
Knocked her down. Tore her up. Deep growl… Mangy, rabid pit bull?
Oh, you may be right. I seem to remember a story now about a similar incident. Google AI pulled this up…
“The last reported case of a woman being killed by feral hogs in the United States occurred on November 24, 2019, when 59-year-old Christine Rollins was attacked outside a home in Anahuac, Texas. She was a home caretaker who was attacked in the early morning while walking from her car to the front door.“
A small black bear (the species, not the color) can look a lot like a large dog.
Especially in low lighting or when you are being eaten by the beast.
Hunting permits for feral hogs are not needed in Oklahoma. It is open season because they are such a problem. I have friends who have lost calves to them. So, most people are armed when in certain areas and seasons. A mama hog might have 20 piglets and they breed proficiently.
Dogman.
Or so the Germans would have you think…
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