CNN —A 70-year-old man was killed by a cow moose after he tried to take photos of the animal and its newborn calves near his home in southern Alaska on Sunday, authorities said.
The man, Dale Chorman, was with a friend when the pair spotted a female moose and her two newborn calves in the city of Homer, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said.
“Dale was with another adult male and they were attempting to take photos of two newborn moose calves when the cow moose attacked Dale,” agency spokesperson Austin McDaniel told CNN in an email Tuesday.
While in the company of her calves, a female moose will not hesitate to attack should a person come near them, McDaniel said.
“Cow moose with calves are known to be relentless in their efforts to defend their calves from perceived threats,” McDaniel said.
Persons:
Dale Chorman, “ Dale, Dale, Austin McDaniel, McDaniel, ”, Nathan Chorman, He’d, Nathan, “, ” McDaniel, Homer
Organizations:
CNN, Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska State Medical, Office, KTUU, Alaska Department of Fish
Locations:
Alaska, Homer, Anchorage, Kenai