Story highlights Peggye McNair, 72, the owner of the farm, was one of the victims

The incident occurred at Camel Kisses Farm in Wichita Falls

(CNN) A camel trampled two people to death over the weekend at a farm in Texas, authorities said.

Peggye McNair, 72, the owner of the farm and a well-known camel breeder, was one of the victims of the attack Saturday, police told CNN affiliate KFDX

The owner and another person were killed by a camel Saturday at a farm in Wichita Falls, Texas.

The incident at Camel Kisses Farm in Wichita Falls happened after Mark Mere, 53, got into a pen with three camels -- one male and two females.

Mere apparently went into the holding pen because the animals' water trough had frozen over.

The male camel was in rut and became very aggressive, Wichita County Sheriff David Duke said. Rut is a male animal's peak period of fertility and sexual excitement.

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