He had been feeding it at the Duhallow hunt kennels in Liscarroll, north Cork
The alarm was raised after Mr Withers failed to return home from the farm
A married huntsman has been killed by a stag after the animal attacked him while he was feeding it at kennels in Ireland.
Father-of-three Ger Withers was attacked and trampled by the animal while feeding it at the Duhallow hunt kennels in Liscarroll, north Cork on December 29.
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He had left his home in Rossinarney, Liscarroll, to attend to the animals on the small farm, where the stag was kept in a separate paddock from the hound kennels.
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Man killed by stag at kennels in north Cork
Updated / Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020
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The man has been named locally as Ger Withers (Pic: Catherine Power)
Investigations are under way after a man was killed by a stag in north Cork yesterday.
The incident took place at the Duhallow Hunt Kennels in Liscarroll.
It is understood the man went to feed the pet stag but was attacked by the animal and killed.
The man has been named locally as Ger Withers, a 45-year-old married father of three young children.
The alarm was raised by Mr Withers wife, Maria, when he failed to return home from the kennels.