Separate Moose Attacks Leave Two Injured

Both adults were attacked while walking children to the bus stop

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By Megan Edge

Story Created: Mar 1, 2012 at 5:21 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Mar 1, 2012 at 5:27 PM AKDT

SOUTHCENTRAL - Two Alaska adults are left injured after separate moose attacks.

Both victims were parents walking to the bus stop with their children, when they encountered aggressive moose. The attacks took place in Willow and Talkeetna.

“It’s at a point where I think that people should consider driving their kids to the bus stop,” said Alaska Wildlife Trooper (AWT) Sergeant Doug Massie, in a press release March 1.

Both AWT and the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) agree more moose calls are coming in on a regular basis about aggressive moose, but ADF&G biologist Lem Butler added, “an aggressive encounter means different things to different people.”

According to officials, a majority of calls are coming from the Mat-Su Valley, but there have been some from the Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula areas.

AWT and ADF&G said people should exercise extreme caution this winter because moose will likely be loitering in unexpected places.

“This winter moose seem to be more likely to charge to protect their turf,” said Massie. “All this deep snow has them hungry and mad.”

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Andrea Hall said on Thursday, Mar 1 at 9:31 PM

The lady in Talkeetna was non other than local lunch lady Jodi Salmon. She suffered a broken foot while protecting her 12 year old son Brayson Salmon by pushing him into the snow bank and placing her body over his for his protection,as any good parent would, as the moose stomped Mrs. Salmon leg and foot. Mrs.Salmon's 9 year old daughter ran for safety into the home. Brayson was quoted say "Mom, Dad (EX MARIN Bronn Salmon) has ALWAYS told me NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COM RAD...ESPECIALLY YOUR C.O. (Commanding officer) I love this families bravery. Love Miss Andi

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Brian said on Thursday, Mar 1 at 7:15 PM

I was hitchhiking up around that area back in 1995 this exact time of year, and the snow was very deep then too. I got a ride from a guy who told me to be careful, the moose were agitated from the deep snow making food harder to get, and that he had pulled into his driveway the night before and had a moose charge his truck! I had no encounters, but recall news that a jogger in Anchorage got stomped on one of the coastal trails.

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