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This is a list of human deaths caused by dogs in reverse chronological order, which have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources. For additional information on causes of death and studies related to fatalities resulting from dog bites or attacks, see Fatal dog attacks
Rottweiler (1) Chicago: Illinois: Alex was fatally attacked by at least one of the family's two Rottweiler dogs in his backyard while his father was shoveling snow. The child was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Some neighbors claimed that the dogs sometimes acted aggressively. The dogs were euthanized. [94] [95] January 20, 2009 Olivia ...
The authors of the study "Bitten or struck by dog: A rising number of fatalities in Europe, 1995–2016" looked at data officially recorded by Eurostat with the ICD-10 cause of death code W54 Bitten or struck by dog for 30 European countries. This data excludes death due to complications after dog bites like infections.
The son found his father, bitten to death by his own dog. It is unclear why the dog attacked the man. [20] [21] [22] October 10, 2010: 57 F Rottweiler x German Shepherd. Thuringia, Sömmerda, Kindelbrück: The family dog attacked and killed the woman. The dog was euthanized. [23] September 2010: 3 M Rottweiler: Saxony-Anhalt, Wittenberg, Zörnigall
The reactions have ranged from serious illness, the loss of a dog's ability to walk or stand, and even death. The owners reported that these effects happened shortly after their pets were given ...
Rottweiler (1) Vienna — The 4-month-old child was killed by the family dog. The owner's wife and daughter were acquitted. The dog was not euthanized after the incident. In 1989, this dog and a second Rottweiler acquired shortly after the death inflicted serious injuries on an 8-year-old boy who was playing with other children on a nearby ...
The dog turned on him and ripped the flesh from his arm, exposing bone, before bystanders came to his aid. He initially made good progress in hospital but deteriorated and died a month after the attack. The inquest found no clear cause of death and did not rule out death by natural causes. [32] [101] 20 July 2014: Louise Caygill 43 Female
Boudreau and his family were visiting friends, who had 24 sled dogs tethered to several kennels on their property. He went outside alone and was found at around 9:30 A.M., partially wrapped in the dog's tether. Boudreau was shaken and scratched by the dog, but his cause of death was a single dog bite to the jugular vein.