Man dies after dog attack on Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation

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A 56-year-old man has died after being attacked by dogs on Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation.

Yellowhead RCMP were contacted about a man being attacked by five dogs at a home on the First Nation, which is located about 110 kilometres north of Brandon, on Feb. 21.

A man was seen “lying motionless face down in the snow being attacked by the dogs” when an officer and emergency crews arrived, Manitoba RCMP spokesman Sgt. Paul Manaigre said Tuesday.

Emergency crew members could not get out of their vehicle because of the danger posed by the dogs, Manaigre said. Multiple attempts were made to distract the dogs using a siren and air horn, the spokesman said.

The police officer yelled at the dogs to try to direct their attention away from the victim, and the dogs became aggressive toward the officer.

The Mountie drew his gun as he was trying to get close to the man and fired several shots in the direction of the dogs, striking and killing two of them, Manaigre said.

Emergency crew members were able to reach the injured man, who had suffered serious injuries, when the three other dogs ran towards the home’s backyard, Manaigre said.

The 56-year-old man did not own the dogs and did not live at the home, Manaigre said Wednesday. The dogs lived at the home, he said.

The man was transported to Brandon Regional Health Centre and later transferred to a health-care facility in Winnipeg, where he was treated and then released.

RCMP said they were told the man died while at a Winnipeg hotel on Feb. 23. Police did not say whether he died from his injuries, something related or from causes unrelated to the attack.

No charges have been laid in connection with the attack.

The bodies of the two dogs that were killed were seized and will be examined, Manaigre said, adding officers are not certain of their breed or breeds.

Manaigre said he’s not aware of what, if anything, happened to the other three dogs.

— the Brandon Sun, with files from Adam Treusch