HUNTER IS HUNTED: Man attacked, killed by deer he just shot
Postmedia News
Published:
October 25, 2019
Updated:
October 25, 2019 9:28 AM EDT
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Oh, deer.
In an ironic twist of fate, an Arkansas hunter lost his life after being attacked by a deer he had just shot.
Thomas Alexander, 66, had shot a buck with a muzzle-loading firearm in Yelleville when he was reportedly attacked by the wounded animal after he went to check on its condition. According to news station KY3, the still very much alive deer left several puncture wounds in the man’s body.
“I don’t know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was dead. And evidently it wasn’t,” said Keith Stephens, spokesperson for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
After being ambushed by the deer, Alexander was able to call his family, who in return called authorities.
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The man later died in hospital. Officials have not disclosed whether his death was a result of the wounds or another cause. There are no plans for an autopsy for death confirmation.
Stephens told CBS News incidents where animals kill humans are “very rare,” noting one similar case in 2016 when a deer attacked another hunter. In that instance, the hunter survived.
Two canine units sent by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were dispatched to find the deer, but were unsuccessful. It’s not known whether the wounded deer survived the shooting.
http://ky3.com/content/news/Hunter-dies-after-deer-attacks-him-in-Marion-County-Ark-563748531.html
http://cbsnews.com/news/deer-attacks-hunter-who-shot-it-in-arkansas
http://torontosun.com/news/weird/hunter-is-hunted-man-attacked-killed-by-deer-he-just-shot
Postmedia News
Published:
October 25, 2019
Updated:
October 25, 2019 9:28 AM EDT
(Getty Images)
Oh, deer.
In an ironic twist of fate, an Arkansas hunter lost his life after being attacked by a deer he had just shot.
Thomas Alexander, 66, had shot a buck with a muzzle-loading firearm in Yelleville when he was reportedly attacked by the wounded animal after he went to check on its condition. According to news station KY3, the still very much alive deer left several puncture wounds in the man’s body.
“I don’t know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was dead. And evidently it wasn’t,” said Keith Stephens, spokesperson for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
After being ambushed by the deer, Alexander was able to call his family, who in return called authorities.
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The man later died in hospital. Officials have not disclosed whether his death was a result of the wounds or another cause. There are no plans for an autopsy for death confirmation.
Stephens told CBS News incidents where animals kill humans are “very rare,” noting one similar case in 2016 when a deer attacked another hunter. In that instance, the hunter survived.
Two canine units sent by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were dispatched to find the deer, but were unsuccessful. It’s not known whether the wounded deer survived the shooting.
http://ky3.com/content/news/Hunter-dies-after-deer-attacks-him-in-Marion-County-Ark-563748531.html
http://cbsnews.com/news/deer-attacks-hunter-who-shot-it-in-arkansas
http://torontosun.com/news/weird/hunter-is-hunted-man-attacked-killed-by-deer-he-just-shot