Posted on 02/23/2023 6:39:38 AM PST by Red Badger
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska woman is recovering after she was kicked by a moose while walking her dog.
The incident was caught on camera by someone driving by, who immediately stopped to help.
VIDEO AT LINK.................
Tracy Hansen and her dog Gunner do this walk every day. Three times a day, to be exact.
But last Thursday night, their daily routine took a drastic turn when she was kicked in the head by a moose.
"I thought someone had not been paying attention and hit me with a bike or something," Hansen told KTUU.
Hansen was shocked, frightened and in a daze.
"And I had put my hands to my head, and I was like, I'm bleeding," Hansen said.
Kate Timmons says she witnessed the moose rushing toward Hansen.
Her family, immediately jumped in to help.
"My husband was able to pull her over the snow bank, so we can put her in the truck with her dog. And try and get her out of the way," Timmons said.
The family helped Hansen home and get medical help.
On Sunday, they met up for the first time since the incident, recounting a night that could have been a lot worse.
"It happened so fast. It was, like, a matter of getting her out of the situation. Getting her help, making sure, my big thing was she didn't have head trauma. There wasn't a bleed or something," Timmons said.
Their paths crossed at the right moment.
"Kate and I were discussing that the Lord put her in the right place, in the right time to be able to help," Hansen said.
On Monday, Gunner and Hansen are back walking on the same path.
"We'll be back on our normal walks, the moose won't stop that," Hansen said.
Hansen is recovering from bruising and has three staples in her head. She is still experiencing headaches.
A møøse once trampled my sister.
lol... I was gonna ask whose sister this was.
Anyone know where Luda was at the time of this attack? Only the cool kids will get it.
at least she wasnt eaten by an alligator while walking the dog like the granny in florida
At least she wasn’t bit but seriously, she didn’t see the moose?
Notice at the end of the video they outline the woman and dog ‘back to their walking routine’...
...but in the STREET rather than the very narrow corridor formed by twin snowbanks between the plowed street and the other side of the sidewalk.
I'm surprised that moose kicked the woman and didn't go after the dog. Moose are often triggered into aggressiveness by canines as a defensive response. More than a few people have had unpleasant encounters with moose because a dog running free will annoy a moose who begins chasing the dog who runs back to people for assistance.
Not an “angry” moose, the woman and dog were just IN HIS WAY!
Puny people and their puny pets, how DARE they get in my way.
I’ve seen that very move filmed on the mean streets of many of our US cities.
thought someone had not been paying attention
Correction, SHE was not paying attention . Poor spatial awareness where moose are common enough to roam the streets.
Sorry for her injuries. She is not dead. And dog is obedient and unaware.
Life imitates art?
Similar event in swamp rock song, “Poke Salad Annie”
Hey Rocky, watch me pull a woman out my hat and then kick the crap out of her!
Moose have horns don’t they.
Annnd the definition of insanity is...
And turn signals.............................
Off topic of the thread but I noticed that Alaskans are developing an accent. It’s kinda a cross between Midwest and that Minnesota / Wisconsin twang.
Odd, I’d think it would be more like Canadian, eh?...............
Those things run at least 40 miles per hour and they are as big as a very tall horse. They get a scent of any Canadian Oka cheese and they really go nuts!
Happens in Colorado too, moose think dogs are wolves and attack on sight. Moose also have little fear of humans, walk right through towns. I’ve railed against Colorado Parks and Wildlife for years that they reintroduced moose but don’t distribute enough hunting tags for them, which has led to overpopulation and danger from attacks and car accidents, which can be fatal for humans also. A moose can take the roof right off a car upon impact.
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