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Mountain goat drowns trying to escape photo-taking crowd in Alaska
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Jul 19, 2016 1:35pm EDT
Mountain goat drowns trying to escape photo-taking crowd in Alaska
A mountain goat drowned after photo-taking onlookers crowded the wild animal at a boat harbor in Seward, Alaska, and it leaped from rocks into the ocean, an official said on Tuesday.
The mountain goat's appearance on the rocks of a breakwater at Seward harbor, less than 130 miles (209 km) south of Anchorage, was unusual and caused a stir, Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesman Tim DeSpain said by phone.
Mountain goats are often seen in the cliffs above the town, which has a population of less than 3,000 people and attracts tourists, but not in the city itself, he said.
The animal swam out into Resurrection Bay but was unable to climb back onto the rocks due to the people standing there gawking at it, which led to it drowning, Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch about the incident, which occurred on Saturday.
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Mountain goat drowns trying to escape photo-taking crowd in Alaska
A mountain goat drowned after photo-taking onlookers crowded the wild animal at a boat harbor in Seward, Alaska, and it leaped from rocks into the ocean, an official said on Tuesday.
The mountain goat's appearance on the rocks of a breakwater at Seward harbor, less than 130 miles (209 km) south of Anchorage, was unusual and caused a stir, Alaska Department of Public Safety spokesman Tim DeSpain said by phone.
Mountain goats are often seen in the cliffs above the town, which has a population of less than 3,000 people and attracts tourists, but not in the city itself, he said.
The animal swam out into Resurrection Bay but was unable to climb back onto the rocks due to the people standing there gawking at it, which led to it drowning, Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch about the incident, which occurred on Saturday.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alaska-goat-idUSKCN0ZZ2DV
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