Overview
- Jodi Proger, 64, was found fatally injured on Nov. 15 inside a deer pen at her Stewartsville, Ohio, property, according to officials.
- Belmont County deputies shot a buck to secure the scene after relatives struggled to reach her, Sheriff James Zusack said.
- Authorities have not identified which deer carried out the attack, and no foul play is suspected, with the coroner notified.
- The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Department of Agriculture are examining permits, housing and the deer’s legal status.
- Proger’s daughter said the family’s longtime deer Wheezer was not involved and had been neutered in line with ODNR requirements.