Of?ce of Chief Medicai Examiner
State House, Station #37
30 Hospital Street
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 524-37180

Investigative Report
CASE 1 6-01 259 A

 

 

DECEUENT

 

DECEDENT: Hunter M. Bragg

DOB: 03/31/2009 AGE: 7 Years

 

 

RESIDENCE: 64 Moosehead Bouievard Bangor, ME.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 REPORTED BY Der. Sgt. Andrew Whit DATE I TIME: 5/4/2015 5:33 FM
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i AGENCY: Penobscot Dept TELEPHONE: 573?0150

0 POLICE Rick Canarr AGENCY: Penobscat County Sheriff?s 9891?
5 DATE 1 TIME DEATHI 6/4/2016 5:33 PM HOW DETERMINED Kmen Date 8: Time

?3 LOCATION Other ADDRESS: 207 Moody Mius. Road Corinna, ME
MEDICAL EXAMINER: Clare Bryce, MD SCENE VISIT DATE I TIME:
ME ENVESTIGATOR: PLACE BODY EXAMINED: Qf?ce ?g ChingE
IF EXAM IN FH, WHICH 
AUTOPSY PERFORMED a  DATE AUTOPSY: 6/6/2016 PATHOLOGIST: Clare Bryce, NE)
CAUSE OF Blunt and sharp force injuries of head and neck

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CONDITIONS:
MANNER: Accident 6/4/2016 05:13 PM AT WORK: 
PLACE. INJURY: Yard
Mills Road, Corinna, ME. 
HOW INJURY OCCURRED:
Attacked by dog.
OFFICE REVIEW BY: Clare Bryce, MD TITLE Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
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MEDICAL INFORMATION

 

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN:

 

PRIMARY ILLNESS:

 

DRUGABUSE  ALCOHOLABUSE SMOKING IPRIOR SUICIDEATTEMPT 



 

RISK FACTORS
HYPERTENSION DIABETES SEIZURE DISORDER 

 

 

 

 

MEDICAL HISTORY:

 

 

REPORTED CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH:
Per initial notifications":

Sgt. Whi?tehouse, Penobswt 80, reports the death. He reports he is at the scene of a 7 year old boy,
?aming? Bragg, who was mauied in death by a pit buii. The child was visiting his father, .iason Bragg.
Jason was living in a camper on the property {if his friend, Gary Merchant. Gary is the owner of the pit
buii. Awarding to the father they were outside when the pit bull attacked the child, biting his threat
and face. The father carried Hunter inside, caiie? 911 and started CPR.

Sgt. Whitehouse arrived on scene, CPR was in progress.

The dog will be euthanized and evidence Wiil be abtained.

 

 

HUNTER BRAGG

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GE  WDECAL 

STATE OF  

State Heme Semen 37,-Augansta, Maine @4333
Tel. 207 624718? Fax. 624 7178

CASE SUWFFOR: 2016-?1259?2?

Base sf Jane @116, 20%

Studies performed: autepsy toxicelegy histelogy O, neuropathelogy other studies 0.

RMGR misuse-s

-Cemp1ex,cembined sharp and force wounds of the seek, with:

A. Perforations of the 1mm and trachea.
B. Frae?aes of thyroid cartilage. including left thyroid horn.

Sharp force defects of anterior esophageal wall.

D. Partial 'transection of thyroid gland.
E. Hemorrhage within 59% tissue ef lateral and eateries meek, baseef tengee.

 

H. - Multiple blunt and sharp force injuries of head, with:
A. Sharp force wounds of scalp.
B. Multiple sharp ans, biumt force weunds of face.
111. Multiple sharp and blunt force ?minds of left sheulder and armpit, with:
A. Soft tissue hemorrhage. 
B. Small defect of axillary vein branch.
IV . Generalised ergee pailer.
GE DEATH: Blunt and sharp force injuries 0f head and neck.
 OF BEAM: Accident (attacked by dog).

 

 

 

Clare Bryce, MD. 

Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
Draft: June 06,, 2016

Final: August 9-, 2016