A woman attacked Sunday by a moose in Steamboat Springs was airlifted to a Front Range hospital with serious injuries, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife .

She was walking her two dogs at River Creek Park when she was attacked, agency officials said in a news release. Both dogs were leashed.

A man passing by on a paddleboard found her on the ground near the river after the attack and was helping her to the parking lot when the moose returned and kicked him, according to the release.

Paramedics evaluated the man’s minor injuries on scene and released him while the woman was taken to the hospital, agency officials said. No update on her condition was available Tuesday.

State wildlife officers saw a moose with two calves in the area after the attack and believe the moose was prote

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