Mom, 38, Undergoes Multiple Surgeries After Being Savagely Mauled By Unknown Animal

An Oklahoma woman, nan superior caregiver and breadwinner for her family while her hubby undergoes dialysis and awaits a kidney transplant, remains successful captious information aft a vicious onslaught by an unidentified animal successful agrarian Blanco.

Alicia Maxey, 38, and mother of four, was recovered unconscious and severely injured successful a distant gait Sunday greeting by a adjacent homeowner who is besides a certified EMT. She was airlifted to St. John’s Hospital successful Tulsa, wherever she has undergone 4 extended surgeries and continues to conflict for her life.

“I’m successful excessively overmuch symptom to opportunity thing correct now,” Maxey told Fox 23 Friday betwixt surgeries.

A GoFundMe page group up by her sister-in-law, Kat Kelley, states Maxey was “mauled by a dog,” which remained astatine nan segment erstwhile she was discovered. However, owed to nan different severity of her injuries, Oklahoma Wildlife Services is assisting authorities successful identifying nan animal responsible. Torn clothing and different worldly are being analyzed for DNA to find whether nan attacker was a dog, bear, upland lion aliases different creature.

“In 38 years, I’ve ne'er been progressive successful aliases seen thing for illustration this successful position of injuries caused by a chaotic animal,” Pittsburg County Sheriff Frankie McClendon told Fox 23.

Kelley said Maxey reported proceeding a “deep growl” conscionable earlier nan attack.

“Something conscionable pounced connected her and knocked her to nan ground,” Kelley told Fox 23 Friday. “She described it arsenic dog-like, but she didn’t opportunity for definite that it was a dog.”

Maxey’s family is facing terrible financial and logistical challenges aft her attack. Her husband, Wallace, is connected dialysis and awaiting a kidney transplant, while Alicia was nan superior income earner for their household, including their 2 daughters, Kelley wrote connected nan GoFundMe campaign.

“Now, pinch Alicia incapable to work, their family is struggling to support up pinch regular expenses,” Kelley said. “Their only conveyance was towed aft nan incident and is accumulating fees each day, making it moreover harder for Wallace to get to his dialysis appointments, which are almost 2 hours away. On apical of that, nan family is facing mounting costs for food, housing, and travel, each while trying to support Alicia’s recovery.”

Wallace told Fox 23 astir his wife’s condition, “When I first walked successful and I saw her, I conscionable collapsed down and started crying. I wasn’t expecting this. Alicia is simply a loving, caring person. It doesn’t matter who you are, she will beryllium location and thief you nan champion that she can.”

The Independent has contacted Kelley, nan Pittsburg County Sheriff’s Office and Oklahoma Wildlife Services for comment.