FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – A man died after a family member went to check on him and found him unconscious with a dog pulling at his body in the yard of an Oakland County home.
Farmington Hills police said they were called around 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024, to a home in the 22000 block of Elmgrove Street.
A resident told police that he had gone to the house to check on a family member he hadn’t heard from all day. When the relative got to the house, he found the man unconscious in the backyard, and the family dog was pulling at his body, officials said.
After separating the dog from the man, the relative called 911.
Officers said they went to the house and found an unconscious 40-year-old man suffering from significant animal bites.
Firefighters and paramedics took him to Corewell Hospital in Farmington Hills, but he ultimately died from his injuries.
An autopsy confirmed the death as “accidental by dog mauling.”
The dog has been turned over to Oakland County Animal Control officials. Farmington Hills police said they believe it’s a pit bull mix.
Investigators are working with the man’s family to determine if the dog had any previous problems with aggression.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Farmington Hills Police Department at 248-871-2610.
