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It was man versus moose in Summit County -- and both sides lost. Wildlife officers say theyâve never heard of a moose attacking a person in Utah, but thatâs exactly what happened when three men came upon a young bull moose in Toll Canyon this morning. 65-year old Nick Baldwin is being treated at St Markâs Hospital tonight. His injuries are serious, but not life-threatening. He has a deep cut in his leg and some trauma injuries to his head.
They started off the day snowshoeing up Toll Canyon when they met the moose. Bob Canestrini: âAll of a sudden it made a huge leap and landed right in the middle of my friend.â Bob Mitchell, Friend: âWhen the moose attacked we thought for sure after a minute or two he was killed because the moose kept spinning around and hoofing him." The moose continued making threatening moves... Bob Canestrini: âSo we climbed a big tree and we were trapped in the tree for 30-40 minutes.â Wildlife officials tranquilized the moose, allowing medical crews to get in and stabilize Baldwin. Then with the use of a hoist mechanism, Life Flight helicopter lifted him out and to an ambulance. |