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Doug Lebda, the former CEO of LendingTree, died on Oct. 12 on his North Carolina farm in an incident involving an ATV

According to a 911 call and county records, a dog's barking helped searchers find Lebda's body

A memorial service was held for Lebda in Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 19

The searchers for Doug Lebda, the former LendingTree CEO and founder , were able to locate his deceased body due to a labradoodle’s barking, according to a 911 call and local records.

In their initial announcement, his company said that the business executive and father of three, 55, was killed "unexpectedly" on Oct. 12 in what they described as an "all-terrain vehicle accident" on a family farm in North Carolina.

According to a 911 call obtained by The Charlotte Observer , a caller who s

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