In 1983, a farmer from South Molton, England claimed to have lost over 100 sheep to the creature known as the Beast of Exmoor. All the sheep were killed in the span of 3 months and died to injuries to their throats. After these incidents, the Ministry of Agriculture ordered the Royal Marines to send a number of snipers to the location. Although the snipers claimed to have seen the Beast a number of times, no shots were fired out of fear that their high-powered artillery would pass through the creature’s body and injure humans or livestock.