A man has died after being attacked by a dog in a park in Hampshire, police have said.
The 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene in Fareham on Wednesday morning.
Police were called to a recreation ground on Hillson Drive at around 10.25am.
A 20-year-old Fareham man has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dangerous out-of-control dog causing injury resulting in death.
He has been released from custody without charge but remains under investigation while inquiries continue, Hampshire police said.
Paramedics assisted the victim at the scene, but were unable to save him. He was pronounced dead at the park.
The force said a dog was secured and removed from the scene while the victim’s family was informed.
A spokesman for Hampshire Police said: “We are speaking to people in the area and carrying out other lines of inquiry to establish how the man died.
“As part of our investigations a 20-year-old man from Fareham was arrested on suspicion of being the owner/person responsible for a dangerous out-of-control dog causing injury leading to death.
“He has been released from custody without charge but remains under investigation while inquiries continue.”
It is the second serious dog attack in England in just over a month. A toddler was airlifted to hospital after being attacked by a dog in Faversham, Kent on July 7.
There have been a number of other dog attacks this year,
Daniel John Twigg, 3, was killed by a dog outside a property in Milnrow, Rochdale in May.
Just a month earlier, Romy Griffiths, 2, suffered severe facial injuries after being bitten by the family’s eight-year-old dog, Blizzard.
In March, Bella-Rae Burch died in hospital from her injuries after a dog attack at her home in Blackbrook, St Helens, Merseyside.
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