TRIBUN-MEDAN.com – A soldier Paraguay in charge of protecting the president died after being attacked by a Russian in the park presidential palace that country.
Sergeant Victor Isasi (42 years old), died from stab wounds caused by his horns, said military.
Russia which is not native to Paraguay, it was a gift for the president’s residence near the capital, Asuncion.
An infantry spokesman said the deer are usually kept in separate areas from other wild animals, which are not meant for contact with humans.
CCTV captured the moment the soldiers approached the deer before it was attacked. He was later pronounced dead at a military hospital.
“On the security cameras you can see (the sergeant) entering the sector where these animals are. He then makes a motion (raise his hand) which triggers the deer reaction,” military spokesman Colonel Victor Urdapilleta said. BBC.
He said Isasi was on regular patrol when the attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday (4/1/2022).
The animal is a stag deer from India, the Ministry of Environment’s Wildlife Director, Frederick Bauer, told local media.
It is one of many animals kept in the 10-hectare (24 acre) garden at the official residence of Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez.
Urdapilleta said the official in charge of the gardens had consulted with the environment ministry before introducing the deer.
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