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| Man dies separating fighting dogs | Man dies separating fighting dogs |
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| A man has died in Blackpool after he tried to intervene in a fight between two dogs. | A man has died in Blackpool after he tried to intervene in a fight between two dogs. |
| Police said the 21-year-old victim was bitten by both animals when he tried to separate them at a house in Reads Avenue on Friday evening. | |
| The man fell over and may have banged his head, said officers. He was treated by paramedics but died later. | The man fell over and may have banged his head, said officers. He was treated by paramedics but died later. |
| The dogs, which were both German shepherds, have been destroyed at the direction of the owner. | |
| 'Puncture marks' | |
| Lancashire Police said the victim was attacked in the house he shared with the owner in Reads Avenue at about 2000 BST. | |
| "Both turned and made a sustained attack on him, making puncture marks on his upper body," said a spokesman. | |
| "The owner of the dogs intervened and the dogs were dragged away." | |
| The cause of death has not been officially established and a post-mortem examination will be carried out. | |
| "We cannot dismiss the possibility he died as a consequence of falling in the course of this incident," the spokesman added. |