An animal-loving grandmother , who spent 12 years rehabilitating dozens of injured whitetail deer , has tragically been mauled to death by one of the animals in Ohio.

Jodi Proger, 64, was killed by a buck on November 15 after becoming trapped inside an enclosure, WSYX reported . It is still uncertain which deer was responsible for the fatal attack, as several were inside the enclosure with Jodi when she was discovered.

Belmont County police officers were forced to shoot one of the bucks after struggling to gain access to the pen in order to reach Jodi’s son.

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According to the officers, the deer became overly aggressive as

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