Woman found dead on Manitoba First Nation was mauled by dogs, family says

A 23-year-old woman found dead on a Manitoba First Nation over the weekend was mauled by dogs, according to her family.

The body ofDonnellyRoseEaglestickwas found outside on the ground Saturday morning, surrounded by about 30 dogs, by workers at the water treatment plant in Little Grand Rapids First Nationa remote fly-in community 270 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

Aspokesperson for theRCMP, who are investigating the death of Donnelly Rose Eaglestick,said he was still awaitingthe autopsy results.

But heraunt and uncle, Doris and Roderick Mayham, said they were told following an autopsy thatEaglestickdied from injuries suffered during the mauling.

Doris Mayham, who raisedEaglestick, said shewas a loving, caring mother of a five-year-old girl.

The couplesuspectsEaglestickwas walking home froma friend's house the morning she died.

"There's no foul play or anything. There's just basically wounds that were inflicted by the dogs," said Roderick Mayham."Time of death was between 1:30 and 3:30 in the morning. But she had been found, 6:30 in the morning, by people going to work."

He said his niece was a fun, loving person who never held a grudge, and was always happy to help him out by babysitting.

Community shocked, chief says

Little Grand Rapids Chief Roy Dunsford told CBC News that people in the area heard barking early Saturday morning.

"There's people living on the other side of the road, [from] where they found [her] and they say they heard dogs barking, barking, barking at 3 in the morning," he said. "They thought the dogs were barking at a bear."

Dunsford said the community of about 1,000is struggling with the news.

"She was a good young woman," he said. "People are really shocked with what's really happened."

"I was just crying," he said, addingEaglestick used tobabysit his children.

Community members had planned to light candles and offer prayers Sunday evening, Dunsfordsaid.

"I can't stop crying," said friend Millie Jasmine Pascal. "I can't believe she's gone ... she was a nice person. Loving and caring."

Woman mauled by dogs on Manitoba First Nation

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23-year-old Donnelly Rose Eaglestick was found dead in the community of Little Grand Rapids over the weekend, she was mauled by dogs according to her family.