GREENVILLE —
Hunt County Sheriff Randhy Meeks said Lightning Medicine Cloud, a rare white buffalo, and his mother Buffalo Woman died of natural causes.
During a press conference this afternoon, Meeks said according to a veterinarian's report, both buffalo appeared to have died from a condition known as "black leg" and that two other buffalo have died from the condition at the Lakota Ranch near Greenville since Lightning Medicine Cloud's body was discovered.
And, contrary to widespread reports in other media, Meeks said the evidence revealed Lightning Medicine Cloud had not been skinned.
"We are officially closing this case," Meeks said, later noting no criminal charges are expected to be filed in the case.
Meeks said that his investigators interviewed more than two dozen people concerning Lightning Medicine Cloud’s death. Meeks said deputies were dispatched to the Lakota Ranch west of Greenville on May 3 in connection with the death’s of both buffalo.
At that point, Meeks said, Lightning had been dead for six days, “and buried for three days prior to our investigation.”
Meeks said Lightning’s corpse still had skin and fur attached.
“Lightning Medicine Cloud was not skinned,” Meeks said. “It is our belief that Lightning Medicine Cloud and Buffalo Woman died of natural causes.”
Arby Little Soldier, the owner of the Lakota Ranch, could not be immediately reached for comment Tuesday afternoon.
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