OGLETHORPE, Ga. — A man died Saturday after three pit bull-type dogs attacked him while he was walking in Oglethorpe , and authorities are still searching for the animals.

The Oglethorpe Police Department identified the victim as Raphael Woolfork. Police say he was walking on Chatham Street near Russell Street around 9:20 a.m. Saturday, when the dogs attacked him.

An unidentified bystander came to Woolfork's aid and drove him to a location where paramedics could treat his injuries. During treatment, Woolfork went into cardiac arrest. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Jessica McKellar, who works at a gas station at the corner of Chatham and Russell streets, said she heard dogs barking about 10 minutes before the attack.

"I heard them barking," McKellar said. "But I didn't see

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