An apparent hungry moose caused quite a stir when it walked through the doors of Alaska's largest hospital in Anchorage Thursday — and began munching on plants in the lobby.
An apparent hungry moose caused quite a stir when it walked through the doors of Alaska's largest hospital in Anchorage Thursday — and began munching on plants in the lobby.
Video posted to social media showed the young moose chewing the leaves nonchalantly as security guards approached the moose inside Providence Alaska Medical Center. A moose wandered into a Providence hospital lobby in Anchorage on Thursday, April 6, 2023."This is the best," another person is heard saying."Like, what's the code for this?"
Although wildlife sightings are a normal occurrence on the hospital campus, there is no code for when a moose enters a building, Mikal Canfield, a spokesperson for Providence Alaska, told CBS News. "Moose visit throughout the year and we see an occasional bear during the summer months," Canfield said, adding most are without incident."This is the first time in recent memory that a moose has come inside."
The security team is seen on video moving the furniture around — and was eventually able to coax the moose back outside. A few people are heard cheering when the moose exited through the automatic doors. This isn't the first time a moose has found its way inside an Anchorage medical facility. A similar encounter occurred in January 2019 when
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