{"id":336711,"date":"2025-10-27T19:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/336711\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:38:22","slug":"jso-investigating-after-daughter-finds-couple-dog-dead-in-neptune-beach-home-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/336711\/","title":{"rendered":"JSO investigating after daughter finds couple, dog dead in Neptune Beach home, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 The medical examiner is working to determine a cause of death after a man, a woman and their dog were found dead Saturday afternoon in their Neptune Beach home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to an incident report from the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office, a woman went to the home on North Street, entered through the garage, and found her father\u2019s partner, a 77-year-old woman, lying on the ground inside the home.<\/p>\n

The woman told investigators it was clear she was dead, so she quickly left the home and called police. <\/p>\n

When officers arrived, they found the woman\u2019s father, also 77, and the couple\u2019s dog dead inside the home<\/p>\n

Authorities say preliminary findings suggest the deaths may have been accidental, but the exact cause remains unknown. The times of death are also unknown. <\/p>\n

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The medical examiner is investigating, along with the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

News4JAX crime and safety expert Tom Hackney said until the ME\u2019s findings are released, how they died is a mystery, but with no foul play suspected, he\u2019s leaning toward one of three causes: Medication-related, a fall or possibly something connected to a car in the garage.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays we have cars that are very quiet, run so quietly. My car runs so quietly (that) there are times when I thought it was on and it was off, or times when I thought it was off and it was on,\u201d Hackney said.<\/p>\n

Hackney said the fact that both people died along with a dog makes this something detectives were likely able to put together quickly, but we still don\u2019t have official word from investigators.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would certainly explain away the fact that the dog perished, and that both of them have passed away without major foul play,\u201d Hackney said.<\/p>\n

The presence of investigators shocked residents in what they describe as a typically quiet neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrime scene tape, photographers and detectives, investigators. It was intense,\u201d said Stephen Dickerson, who witnessed the investigation unfold. \u201cFrom what I know about Neptune Beach, it\u2019s unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n

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