ANCHORAGE — A police officer in Alaska had a close call with a moose and its calf late last month, barely missing a collision on a highway near Anchorage.
Officer Natasha Welch, of the Anchorage Police Department, was driving in her patrol car July 27 when a female moose and its calf darted in front of her, department officials wrote in a Facebook post.
Close CallOfficer Welch had a close call the other day while driving in her patrol car. Luckily no one was injured and our Alaskan drivers knew to slow down to a stop. Mama and her calf are okay. This is a great reminder: we share this beautiful place with all kinds of wildlife. They're always around. Keep an eye out and be safe!
Posted by Anchorage Police Department on Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Welch's dashboard camera caught the incident. The adult moose slipped before scrambling onto the median, while the calf darted back to the right-hand side of the road, KTUU reported.
"Officer Welch had a close call the other day while driving in her patrol car," police officials wrote on Facebook." Luckily no one was injured and our Alaskan drivers knew to slow down to a stop. Mama and her calf are OK."
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