Officer Curtis Worland was fatally attacked after trying to keep a group of muskoxen away from a dog kennel near his home. FOX13
Officer Curtis Worland, a court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, after he was attacked by a muskox outside his home. The agency reported Court Services Officer Curtis Worland was fatally attacked by a muskox after trying to scare a group of them away from a dog kennel by his home, which was near the town of Nome.
The Alaska State Troopers posted the following tribute to Worland on the agency's Facebook page Tuesday evening: "We are deeply saddened to report that one of our own, Court Services Officer Curtis Worland, was tragically killed during a muskox attack near Nome earlier today. CSO Worland was attempting to haze a group of muskox near his dog kennel at his home when he was attacked and fatally injured by a muskox. CSO Worland proudly wore the Court Services Officer uniform and honorably served the people of Alaska for 13 years.
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