Woman knocked unconscious by flying deer

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27-year-old Krystine Rivera was out for a run when she was knocked cold by a deer.

She might run like a deer, but she's no match for one.

A Virginia woman was on the final leg of a 7-mile-run near her home in Ashburn when an airborne deer reportedly knocked her unconscious Thursday about 6 p.m.

Krystine Rivera, 27, was a sitting duck when an SUV struck the buck and, in a stroke of bad luck, sent him flying toward the young athlete beside Claiborne Parkway. She remembers running one moment and coming to in an ambulance the next, the Washington Post reported.

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The collision with the SUV killed the deer, and the deer struck Krystine Rivera, 27, who is lucky to have survived.

"I was running, then I was on the ground and then was listening to the paramedic. I'm surprised I made it out alive," Rivera said to the paper.

The massive mammal cut the 5-foot-tall athlete's run short at five miles, slashed her scalp, bruised her right knee and gave her a concussion.

Rivera, an administrative analyst, started running roughly five years ago, participates in marathons and leads runs for a local fitness club.

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27-year-old Krystine Rivera is amazed she survived the hit from a massive flying deer.

She thought a run after a stressful day at work might cheer her up.

While Rivera was on the ground, a passerby called 911 and used Rivera's cellphone to contact her family and boyfriend, according to the Washington Post.

Rivera and the 71-year-old driver were both treated at Inova Loudoun Hospital and released, the sheriff's office said.

The deer died on the spot.

She is no stranger to that route and runs it regularly. She intends to run it again.