Woman Dead After Being Trampled by Elk in Remote Arizona Property

The victim was discovered after the attack in the Pine Lake community in Arizona's Hualapai Mountains on Oct. 26

A woman has died eight days after being trampled by an elk in Arizona.

The victim was discovered after the attack at 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 by her husband in the backyard of their property in Pine Lake in the Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, wildlife officials said in a statement.

According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the unidentified woman was found “with injuries consistent with being trampled by an elk” and “a bucket of corn nearby.”

Officers also reported “multiple elk tracks” observed in the yard.

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The woman was sent to the Kingman Regional Medical Center and then transferred to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas where she was placed in a medically induced coma following her extensive injuries.

She died eight days later on Nov. 3.

The death was ruled an accident by the Clark County Medical Examiner’s office, the AGFD stated. There were no witnesses to the attack.

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This is believed to be the first fatal elk attack in the state, according to the department, with five elk attacks reported in the past five years.

After being contacted about the elk attack on Oct. 27, AGFD officers visited the residents of the Pine Lake community to warn them not to feed the elks. They also posted warning signs in the area.

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“The public is urged to help keep wildlife wild,” the department said in its statement. “Wildlife that are fed by people, or that get food sources from items such as unsecured garbage or pet food, lose their natural fear of humans and become dependent on unnatural food sources.”

“Feeding puts at risk the person doing the feeding, their neighbors, and the wildlife itself. Please do not feed wildlife,” the department added.

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