Moose slides down icy Anchorage driveway in home camera footage
An Anchorage resident’s camera recorded a moose losing its footing on an icy driveway before getting up and walking away.
By Poppy Nakagawa · Culture Writer
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A moose sliding down an icy driveway was caught on a home security camera in Anchorage during a morning of freezing rain and hazardous roads.
Jeremy Saporito recorded the animal outside his home early Tuesday, according to UPI and Alaska’s News Source. The moose had tried to walk up the sloped driveway after coming in from the lawn.
Instead, its hooves lost grip on the ice and it slid back down the hill. UPI reported that the animal landed on its backside before reaching the road, then got back to its feet and walked away.
What does the moose video show?
The footage shows the moose attempting the icy climb, losing its footing and sliding downhill. The reports do not include a veterinary assessment, so they do not establish whether the animal was injured, though UPI said it was able to stand and leave the area.
The slippery driveway was part of a wider bout of rough weather across Anchorage and Southcentral Alaska. Alaska’s News Source reported freezing rain and icy road conditions that Tuesday morning.
The conditions also disrupted daily travel and school plans. The Anchorage School District delayed all schools by two hours, while several schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District regions were canceled after an initial delay, according to Alaska’s News Source.
Anchorage’s People Mover canceled Route 11, with other routes facing delays and detours. Police had received 22 crash reports by 10:15 a.m., including one crash with non-life-threatening injuries, the outlet reported.
Those weather impacts underline the conditions seen in Saporito’s camera clip: even a moose could not keep its footing on the ice.
This story draws on original reporting from UPI.