Rehmen (dpa / th) - In the Saale-Orla district, a dog tore itself off the leash on Friday and bitten a wild sheep to death.

A 35-year-old woman was traveling with her dog between the Oppurger district of Rehmen and Schweinitz when the animal attacked a mouflon that was hiding on the embankment, the police said.

The sheep was so badly injured by the dog's bites that it died on site.

The responsible hunting tenant took care of the removal of the dead animal.