Undead pack hunters claim human victim as outbreak spreads to Utah

Just hours into an undead outbreak at Utah State University on Tuesday, zombies had begun hunting in packs.

In what might be the first instance of a mass attack of the undead on a human victim in Utah since the last near apocalypse, a student was attacked by a hoard of zombies just outside the Taggart Student Center at Utah State University at 9:31 a.m. today.

The attack is a part of a nationwide zombie outbreak that has reached Logan, a college town in northern Utah about 18 miles south of the Idaho border.  

Officials have yet to release the identity of the victim. Survivors said it was a young woman. 

“I was in a state of shock, I wasn’t sure what had just happened or if I could believe it,” said Dallan Naumann, one of the survivors of the attack. “They came out of nowhere, so we all just sprinted for the nearest building. I turned around and there was the woman. One zombie bit her on the arm. Soon the rest swarmed her.”

Naumann said the student was soon undead herself. Survivors said she left the scene with the same pack of zombies that had taken her mortal life. 

“There was nothing I could do,” Naumann said. “All I could do was pray.”

A citizen militia calling itself Zombie Attack Prevention has assembled to fight what its members have termed "zombie terrorism." 

“It’s absolutely horrifying that these things are spreading everywhere,” ZAP member Casey Williams said. “My heart goes out to the student and her family. I only hope we can help prevent any other attacks from happening.”

Williams is advising fellow humans to stay indoors. Those who must venture outside should be ready to run, he said. Williams also advised humans to travel in groups and remain vigilant.

“We aren’t sure how widespread the outbreak is just yet," Williams said, "so everyone should be on the lookout.”

UnDeadline reporters Sarah Winder, Mandi West, Lindsey Snyder, Taylor Condie and Ron Matheson contributed to this report.