Ambulance hits moose on way to moose-car crash
A car hit a moose. Then the ambulance responding to the scene hit a different moose.
At 1 a.m. on May 19, a car struck a moose on Highway 60 near Tea Lake in Algonquin Park. The car left the road and hit a tree. Both occupants were taken to hospital. A Quebec woman, 40, had life-threatening injuries.
“One of the two Muskoka Paramedic Service ambulances responding to the scene also collided with a moose,” OPP said. “It was extensively damaged, but no injuries were reported in that collision.”
Officers who responded to the first crash had just finished investigating another car-moose crash, with no serious injuries. Police did not say whether the three moose died.
“The OPP warns motorists that an increasing number of moose have been coming out of the forest and onto roads, particularly in the area of Algonquin Park, in an effort to escape from swarms of insects,” police said.
On May 5 at 10:30 p.m., a car hit a moose in Cochrane, 400 kilometres north of Sudbury.
“The driver and passenger suffered minor injuries,” OPP said, “including a hoof coming through the driver’s side window.”
A drunk man wearing only a camouflage life-jacket and underwear was arrested for yelling obscenities
Drunk swimmer arrested
A drunk man wearing an unusual swimming outfit was arrested in Thessalon, east of Sault Ste. Marie. Police were called on May 1 to the Thessalon River for calls about a man yelling obscenities and wearing only a camouflage life-jacket and underwear.
“The intoxicated male refused to exit the extremely cold water,” police said.
The man, 55, was charged with being intoxicated in a public place and obstructing police.