Charging moose killed after attacking 2 people and dog, Colorado officials say

A sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a moose Wednesday, June 8, after the animal attacked two people and a dog, Colroado sheriff’s officials said.

A 31-year-old man suffered serious injuries in the attack at 8 a.m. local time near Nederland, according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s Department news release..

A Boulder County sheriff’s deputy responding to the incident twice shot at the moose with non-lethal beanbag rounds and a warning shot after it kept returning, the release said.

When the moose charged a third time as rescuers tried to carry the injured man to safety, the deputy shot and killed it, sheriff’s officials said.

It’s the third moose attack in Colorado in two weeks. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers, who also responded to the incident, will investigate.

Nederland is a town near Boulder, northwest of Denver.

This story was originally published June 8, 2022 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Charging moose killed after attacking 2 people and dog, Colorado officials say."