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Woman badly injured by 'panicked stag' in Highlands | Woman badly injured by 'panicked stag' in Highlands |
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A woman has been badly injured by a stag while on holiday in the Highlands. | A woman has been badly injured by a stag while on holiday in the Highlands. |
Kate Stone, who is believed to be in her 30s and from Cambridge, was hurt in the early hours of Monday morning. | Kate Stone, who is believed to be in her 30s and from Cambridge, was hurt in the early hours of Monday morning. |
She was first taken by ambulance to Belford Hospital in Fort William before she was airlifted to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. | She was first taken by ambulance to Belford Hospital in Fort William before she was airlifted to the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow. |
Local man Jim Hunter said it happened as he and a group of people walked to his home after a night out at a pub. He said the red deer had panicked. | Local man Jim Hunter said it happened as he and a group of people walked to his home after a night out at a pub. He said the red deer had panicked. |
The incident happened at Lochailort, near Fort William in Lochaber. | The incident happened at Lochailort, near Fort William in Lochaber. |
A spokesperson for Southern General Hospital said Ms Stone was in a serious but stable condition. | A spokesperson for Southern General Hospital said Ms Stone was in a serious but stable condition. |
'Freakish accident' | 'Freakish accident' |
Mr Hunter told the BBC Scotland news website that she had injuries to her face, neck and chest. | Mr Hunter told the BBC Scotland news website that she had injuries to her face, neck and chest. |
He said: "It was just a freakish accident. | He said: "It was just a freakish accident. |
"We had been up at the pub where there was a big music session and at the end of the night I'd said to a few people to come on down for a beer. | "We had been up at the pub where there was a big music session and at the end of the night I'd said to a few people to come on down for a beer. |
"When we got to the garden there was a full-grown stag. There are deer fences all around and the only way for it to get out was through the gate where we were standing. | "When we got to the garden there was a full-grown stag. There are deer fences all around and the only way for it to get out was through the gate where we were standing. |
"It just panicked, there was no malice, and it caught the woman as it came through the gate. | "It just panicked, there was no malice, and it caught the woman as it came through the gate. |
"I didn't know who she was. She was in the group I was with and I'd only met her a few minutes earlier. She was on holiday in the area." | "I didn't know who she was. She was in the group I was with and I'd only met her a few minutes earlier. She was on holiday in the area." |
The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed it had been called to an incident involving a deer. | The Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed it had been called to an incident involving a deer. |
Becky Pink, of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore, said it was likely the animal had been startled. | |
She said: "It does sound like this stag had a bit of a fright and just went into a bit of a panic and wanted to get away." |