I was charged by a crazed STAG which plunged it antlers deep into my thigh – I thought it would kill me in the horror

A MAN feared for his beingness and was near needing stitches aft being attacked by a stag which plunged its antlers into his thigh.

Glen Wilkinson, 56, was rushed to the section hospital wherever helium was fixed 10 stitches to adjacent the 7 centimetre gash connected his leg.

The father-of-two besides received a tetanus injection.

Glen, who lives successful Kishorn, northwest Scotland, was letting his dogs retired into the plot erstwhile they instantly gathered successful 1 corner.

It was astatine this infinitesimal helium spotted the highland stag tangled successful fencing and went implicit to spell and merchandise the animal.

But erstwhile helium tried to escaped the buck to debar it injuring itself, the carnal charged astatine him and plunged his antler into Glen's thigh.

He said: "He was uprooting the fencing and trailing it down the plot - adjacent pulling retired the posts.

"So I went implicit to spot if determination was thing evident I could bash to help.

"He lowered his caput astatine 1 constituent and I thought helium was tired, truthful I got person for a amended look - that was erstwhile helium took his accidental to spell for me."

He was knocked to the crushed by the six-foot carnal and had to drawback some its antlers and clasp them dependable to forestall different blow.

He added: "He went inactive and I thought he'd bushed himself retired - but past helium charged maine and took maine disconnected my feet.

"I was frightened for my beingness - whenever I fto spell of his antlers to effort and untangle him he'd effort to spell for maine again.

"It felt similar it went connected for an eternity."

He was yet rescued by his friend, Martin Whitehead, 56, who ran implicit to chopped the ligament fencing and escaped the animal, which past ran away.

It was astatine this constituent they some realised the grade of Glen's injuries.

Glen said: "By then, the adrenaline was opening to deterioration disconnected and my limb was aching a lot.

"Before then, I was excessively intent connected holding its antlers to consciousness the pain."

Glen - who was near successful a excavation of humor - was past rushed to the nearest hospital, Broadford, connected the Isle of Skye by his daughter, Alex Wilkinson.

Now backmost connected his feet, Glen said he's bruised but healing.

He added: "I've since recovered retired you're not expected to assistance a stag erstwhile it's tangled for this reason.

"I don't blasted the stag - helium was astir apt arsenic frightened arsenic I was. He didn't cognize I was trying to assistance him.

"Now I know, I won't beryllium doing it again."