Court Services Officer Curtis Worland of the Alaska State Troopers | Image Credit: Alaska State Troopers FB page - Nome, Alaska 
Musk Ox Kills Alaska State Trooper Protecting His Dogs
A musk ox has killed an Alaska state trooper who was trying to protect his dogs from a herd of the mammals.
Curtis Worland, a court services officer, had been attempting to drive the oxen away from the dog kennels at his home near Nome when one of the animals attacked, said the Alaska Department of Public Safety in a statement.
Worland was declared dead at the scene.
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