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Hunter killed by Elk that he'd...

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Hunter killed by Elk that he'd shot the day before

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:50 1 Sep 2020


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It happened in the US.

A man in the US state of Oregon has been killed by a charging elk, which he had previously shot the day before.

The hunter, Mark David, 66, of Hillsboro was hunting with a bow and arrow on private property when he wounded an elk.

However. he wasn't able to track it down before night fell, The Oregonian reported.

Still alive though, the elk charged at Mr. David and pierced his throat with its antlers.
"The landowner attempted to help David but he sustained fatal injuries and died," Oregon State Police said.

The elk was later killed and the meat was later donated to the Tillamook County Jail, authorities said.


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