Woman injured in surprise encounter with moose in Montana

VIRGINIA CITY, Mont.  — Montana wildlife officials say a woman was injured over the weekend when she was knocked to the ground in a surprise encounter with a moose.

The 66-year-old woman broke her wrist when the cow moose charged at her from a patch of willow trees and struck her as she was walking her dog in Virginia City on Friday, said Morgan Jacobson with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks.

The woman told a game warden that the moose was accompanied by a yearling calf. It was unclear if the woman was injured when the moose contacted her or when she struck the ground, Jacobson said.