An Edmonton senior is beaten and bruised, but alive, after being attacked by a moose in his yard.
A female moose and her calf have been roaming the North Saskatchewan River valley in east Edmonton near Hye Kyu Sohn’s house in the Forest Heights neighbourhood for the past few weeks — that is, until the mom got a lot closer to him.
While working in his backyard last Saturday, the 75-year-old came face to face with momma moose protecting her calf.
“We made eye contact and then she just runs at me,” Sohn said.
Sung says he can’t believe he survived a moose attack.
“My experience? Horrible hahaha. I am thinking I’m a lucky guy. I’m still standing here talking to you,” Sohn said.
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Sohn suffered three broken ribs, a bump on the head and two black eyes, along with a large gash in his leg that needed stitches.
Sohn’s neighbours, Freddy …