Mother moose kills elderly man trying to take pictures of her newborn calves

Dale Chorman was kicked to death by a cow moose in Homer, Alaska (Pictures: AP/Getty Images)

An elderly man trying to take pictures of two newborn calves was fatally attacked by its mother.

The cow moose ‘charged two men, kicking one of them’ in Homer on Sunday, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Medics arrived at the scene shortly before noon and pronounced dead the man who was kicked.

The victim has been identified as Dale Chorman, 70, of Homer.

‘As they were walking through the brush looking for the moose, that’s when the cow moose attacked Dale,’ said department spokesperson Austin McDaniel.

The cow moose left the area and an investigation into the animal attack is ongoing.

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