Video: Alaska woman trampled by moose while walking her dog
An Alaska woman is recovering after she was kicked by a moose while walking her dog.
The incident was caught on camera by someone driving by, who immediately stopped to help.
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Tracy Hansen and her dog Gunner do this walk every day. Three times a day, to be exact.
But last Thursday night, their daily routine took a drastic turn when she was kicked in the head by a moose.
"I thought someone had not been paying attention and hit me with a bike or something," Hansen told .
Hansen was shocked, frightened and in a daze.
"And I had put my hands to my head, and I was like, I'm bleeding," Hansen said.
Kate Timmons says she witnessed the moose rushing toward Hansen.
Her family, immediately jumped in to help.
"My husband was able to pull her over the snow bank, so we can put her in the truck with her dog. And try and get her out of the way," Timmons said.
The family helped Hansen home and get medical help.
On Sunday, they met up for the first time since the incident, recounting a night that could have been a lot worse.
"It happened so fast. It was, like, a matter of getting her out of the situation. Getting her help, making sure, my big thing was she didn't have head trauma. There wasn't a bleed or something," Timmons said.
Their paths crossed at the right moment.
"Kate and I were discussing that the Lord put her in the right place, in the right time to be able to help," Hansen said.
On Monday, Gunner and Hansen are back walking on the same path.
"We'll be back on our normal walks, the moose won't stop that," Hansen said.
Hansen is recovering from bruising and has three staples in her head. She is still experiencing headaches.
