A disabled father called 911 asking Meredith Police to look for his son who disappeared for more than an hour without notifying him.
When cops arrived, they found the 14-year-old boy dead next to the family dog in the home’s fenced backyard.
The dog was extremely violent when it was approached by the deputies, Sheriff Fitzgibbons said.
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“Due to a recent injury, the father was unable, he wasn’t mobile, so he wasn’t able to go and search on his own,” the official said.
“It’s never easy to have to go to a situation like that. And the holidays just make it that much more tragic.”
The animal was put down following the incident at the family’s request and over safety concerns.
The identity of the deceased was not publicly identified.
