Aurora woman critically injured in three-dog attack

Aurora police found the 57-year-old with multiple bite wounds; she underwent multiple surgeries after an attack involving three dogs.

Critical / life-altering injuries; multiple surgeriesPit bulls (media-reported based on family account)Aurora, CO
Date2026-03-30 · About 11:40 a.m. MDT
Location1500 block of North Lima Street; exact residence omitted by BiteDB
Victim(s)Hilda Lorena Cifuentes, 57
Dogs involved3 dogs
Injury severityCritical / life-altering injuries; multiple surgeries
Breed attributionPit bulls (media-reported based on family account)CBS Colorado described the three dogs as pit bulls while reporting the family account and Aurora response. BiteDB records this as media-reported/family-context breed rather than an explicit police breed determination.
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Aurora police and animal services responded after three dogs attacked 57-year-old Hilda Lorena Cifuentes outside her home. She was hospitalized in critical condition with extensive injuries to her face, arms, legs and abdomen and underwent multiple surgeries. Her family said the three dogs involved were later euthanized.

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Colorado woman in critical condition after she is attacked by multiple dogs in AuroraLocal television reporting with Aurora police/animal-services response and family interview · Published 2026-04-01 · Accessed 2026-08-26

CBS Colorado reported that Aurora police and animal services responded around 11:40 a.m. and found Cifuentes with multiple bite wounds. The station reported three pit bulls were involved and that her family described permanent, life-altering injuries.

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