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Pet deer kills man and badly injures woman in Victoria | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A man has been killed by a pet deer in north-east Victoria and a woman has been seriously injured. | |
The couple were named as Mandi and Paul McDonald. | |
Paramedics were called to a property at Moyhu, near Wangaratta, just before 8.30am. | |
Police said it was believed the couple had been attacked by a pet deer on their property. Both suffered critical injuries and the man died a short time later. | |
The wife has been airlifted to a hospital in Melbourne with life-threatening injuries and remains in a critical condition. | |
“What we do know is that they’ve had the deer for two years,” Acting Senior Sergeant Paul Pursell told reporters in Wangaratta. | |
Pursell said the family and community were in shock. | |
“The family is just devastated. It’s beyond words how they’ve been affected by this incident today,” he said. | |
Ambulance Victoria said the woman had been treated for upper body and leg injuries and had been flown to the Alfred hospital in a serious condition. | Ambulance Victoria said the woman had been treated for upper body and leg injuries and had been flown to the Alfred hospital in a serious condition. |
Police euthanised the deer because of concerns for the paramedic’s safety on scene. | |
Officers will prepare a report for the coroner. | |
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