ROYSE CITY, Texas — A 72-year-old Royse City woman is in a Dallas trauma center after her family says a group of geese knocked her to the ground and repeatedly pecked her while she was feeding ducks at City Lake Park. For Lydia West, feeding the ducks at the lake is part of her normal routine.

“It’s part of her normal routine,” her son, David West, said in an interview with WFAA. “She went to the City Lake as she usually does, and she was feeding the little ducks.”

City Lake Park is a popular spot for walking and feeding ducks and geese, and is home to a variety of waterfowl, according to park and trail listings for the area. But Monday morning, David says that the peaceful ritual turned dangerous.

“Apparently, some large geese came up to her and started attacking the food,” he said. “S

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