‘She Broke My Back': Boulder Woman Recalls Harrowing Attack By Moose In Colorado's High Country

By Jamie Leary, CBS Denver:

WINTER PARK, Colo. (CBS4) – A Boulder woman is expected to undergo surgery following an attack by an aggressive moose Sunday in Winter Park.

“We just hit head-to-head and she knocked me full force in the head. She kicked me in my ankles, and she broke my back and she broke my arm, and she just threw me around and I got up which was stupid,” said Diane Joy Israel. “I got up because I think I wanted to see if I was alive, and she just attacked me again.”

Israel is a world renowned triathlete who finds joy in her solo morning hikes. She’s been doing it since she can remember and not once has she experienced an animal encounter as aggressive as this.

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