A 56-year-old Bend man died after he was severely mauled by three dogs at a homeless camp early Wednesday morning, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said.
Joseph Taylor Keeton died after sustaining life-threatening injuries in the area locals know as “Dirt World.” Officials also call it Juniper Ridge.
Sheriff’s office deputies responded to the area at around 1:15 a.m. after receiving a report of an “unknown problem,” sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Jason Wall said in a news release.
Deputies arrived and found Keeton, who appeared to have been attacked and “had lost a substantial amount of blood,” Wall said. He had been mauled for “a prolonged period of time,” Wall said.
“This isn’t the case of five bites or 10 bites,” Wall said. “It’s bad.”