Beaufort County teacher dies after animal attack

Hamilton suffered severe injuries and was hospitalized over the weekend.

Pungo Christian Academy, where Hamilton taught, posted to Facebook Monday "Mrs. Hamilton has gained her wings."

What type of animal attacked Hamilton has yet to be determined.

According to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, sheriff's investigators and biologists from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission tested DNA from the attack and eliminated the possibility that Hamilton was attacked by "any wild animals indigenous to the area."

The sheriff's office is investigating domestic dogs in the area as a possible link to the attack.