A woman checking a mailbox in Maryville, Tennessee, was seriously injured Monday when she was attacked from behind by a white-tailed deer, according to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency officials.
Around 12:40 p.m. Monday, an unnamed woman from Tellico Plains was attacked by what TWRA officials described as “a humanized white-tailed deer,” outside the business where she works on Springview Road on the southern end of Maryville.
“The injured woman was getting the mail when the deer came up behind her and slammed into her back knocking her to the ground,” TWRA officials said in a post on social media. “The deer then circled around her and began goring her with its antlers. The woman shielded herself from further injury and latched on to the deer’s antlers. The deer then drug her around and continued the attack.
“Three unknown bystanders assisted the woman as the deer continued to drag and injure her, but were eventually able to separate the deer and get her to safety,” officials said in the post. “The victim was transported to Blount Co. Memorial Hospital where she was admitted for serious injuries.”
Wildlife officers located the deer at a residence near the attack.