Tuesday, March 15, 2011


The Associated Press
updated 3/15/2011 3:34:40 AM ET 2011-03-15T07:34:40
  • Alaska authorities say a moose attacked a 6-year-old Anchorage boy as he walked home after getting off a school bus.
KTUU-TV reports that the large animal kicked Michael Barnes in the head. Witnesses say the moose knocked him unconscious, but he was awake and crying when emergency crews took him to a hospital.
The boy's grandfather told KTUU that the boy was sedated Monday night and his family won't know his condition until he awakens.
A neighbor, Thais Holladay, says she thinks the moose was spooked by a loose dog.
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