Paul, 46, was killed when the family's deer attacked

"Paul, 46, was killed when the family's deer attacked"

"the Deer held in a pen of the family."

"But when Paul McDonald, 46, would feed the attacked the deer and killed him."

"His wife Mandi was saved by the couple's teenage son."

"In two years, the family had McDonald's had the big, majestic deer in a pen at home on their land south of Wangaratta in the state of Victoria in Australia."

"the Deer is said to be a vapiti, which is very similar to the red deer."

"Wednesday morning went for Paul McDonald, as usual, out to feed the deer."

"But inside in the enclosure attacked the big deer suddenly – and the man had not a chance."

"His wife, Mandi McDonald, 45, and the couple's son heard the noise from the enclosure and ran in there to see what happened."

"While the boy ran to fetch help, tried to Mandi save her husband, writes the australian newspaper the Herald Sun."

"During the räddningsförsöken was Mandi McDonald himself badly injured."

"the Couple's son managed to get away the deer with a wooden log and take away his mother."

"A neighbor who heard what happened alerted during the time the emergency services."

"But for Paul McDonald, it was already too late."

"He was declared dead at the scene."

"His wife was fatally injured and was taken to the hospital with severe injuries on the torso and legs."

"Now fighting her for her life in hospital in Melbourne."

"When the police came to the family farm culled the deer in order to protect the rescue teams. "

"– It is a great tragedy. The family is devastated, " says police commander Paul Pursell to the Herald Sun."

"That the deer are attacking people are extremely rare, but David Voss, chairman of the Australian hjortförbund, says, that the deer which are kept in captivity tend to be more aggressive than wild deer."

"however, He has only heard about similar attacks occasionally."