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Deer kills dog, injures woman in Okanagan: conservation officers

A female deer defending her fawn killed a dog and sent a woman to hospital in West Kelowna, conservation officers say.

Doe was protecting fawn when it trampled chihuahua, B.C.Conservation Officer Service says

A deer warning sign.
Conservation officers have posted signage warning of the aggressive deer. (Tom Popyk/CBC)

A female deer defending herfawn killed a dog and sent a woman to hospital in West Kelowna, conservation officers say.

It happened around 5:30 p.m. PT Monday near the Westgate Mobile Home Park.

According to the B.C.Conservation Officer Service, a woman was walking her two chihuahuas on a leash in the area when they were attacked by a doe.

One of the dogs was trampled and killed and the woman was treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

In an emailed statement, the conservation officer service says it hasdetermined the attack was defensive, as the doe was protecting a fawn.

A deer grazing.
Residents of the neighbourhood where the attack happened say there have been many sightings of the animal over the past weeks. (Tom Popyk/CBC)

"At this time of year,deerand ungulates are often with their young and are more likely to become aggressive," the service said in the email.

Signs have been posted in the area warning the public about the deer.