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Jodi Proger was killed after a deer she rescued and kept on her property attacked her while they were trapped in an enclosure together

According to the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office, “family members attempted to intervene and dispatch the animal prior to the arrival of law enforcement to reach the victim”

Ultimately, deputies shot the deer to secure the scene and reach the 64-year-old

An Ohio woman has died after a deer she rescued suddenly attacked her.

On Saturday, Nov. 15, deputies were called to Jodi Proger’s property in Stewartsville, around 10:27 p.m. local time, regarding a reported animal attack, according to Sheriff James Zusack.

Upon arrival, family members explained that Proger, 64, had been trapped inside an enclosure with a male deer she was attempting to

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