Late last week, 74 year old Cliff Wright of Sante Fe, NM was found dead from a dog attack. The man was found dead laying in the front lawn and was apparently watering the lawn.
There were no witnesses to the attack, but autopsy reports have confirmed the man died due to injuries sustained in the dog attack. There were 3 dogs at the home, but 2 were kenneled and could not have been involved. The dog involved is said to be a 'pit bull'.
There just isn't a lot of information about this sad story, but my heart goes out to the family, particularly the son, who lost his mother early in life also.
Fatalities such as this are extremely rare, but can happen. But as always, I note that there are 78 million dogs in this country, and only about 25 or so fatalities a year from dogs - -so they are extraordinarily safe.
The story was picked up by about 20 news sources.
Santa Fe? Wow, I don't associate dog fatalities with Santa Fe.
Posted by: kmk | May 07, 2012 at 10:14 PM
Read what you will into the 911 transcript but the words "My dog got a hold of him somehow." gives pause for thought...
Wright: "I don't know. I just got here. What the (expletive) else do I have to tell you, dude? Let me tell you one more time. And I'm going to tell you real calm. Don't make me (expletive) repeat myself again. I just got home from work. I live with my father. I take care of him. He's there on the front porch. It looks like my dog got him, for whatever reason. I don't (expletive) know what happened. I don't know how long he's been sitting here, ok. He's stiff as a (expletive) brick. What else do you need to know, homie? What else do you need to know?"
911:"How old is he?"
Wright: "He's 74 years old, bro."
While Wright was on the phone, Achilles, the pit bull, was running loose.
“They can't save him, dude,” Wright tells the dispatcher. “He's got a hole, there's blood. He's gone dude. My dad is torn up with flies on him, bro. My dog got a hold of him somehow."
Posted by: Karen | May 08, 2012 at 04:17 PM