A correction officer has died following an inmate assault at a prison in Ross County, Ohio, according to authorities.

An Ohio prison guard is dead after being assaulted by an inmate on Christmas Day, authorities said.

"The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody is a tragedy beyond comprehension."

Correction Officer Andrew Lansing died after an inmate assault at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe

Correction Officer Andrew Lansing died after an inmate assault at Ross Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, according to a prepared statement shared on social media by Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Annette Chambers-Smith. More: Union leader for prison guards calls for change after officer's Christmas Day death

Andrew Lansing, a corrections officer at a prison in Chillicothe, Ohio, was killed Christmas Day in what state officials say was an "inmate assault."

A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning, authorities say.

"The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody is a tragedy beyond comprehension."