LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A large moose was spotted roaming through the streets of Lowell and swimming in a nearby canal on Thursday.
Photos shared by Ed Boyle showed the moose trotting around in the area of Francis Gate near the Pawtucket Canal Reservoir.
@LowellSunNews Had a visitor swimming in the canal by Francis Gate. Not sure she is a local resident of the Acre pic.twitter.com/8UDfHJRvrz
— Ed Boyle (@edthecatalyst) June 11, 2020
Other photos and videos showed the moose taking a dip in the Merrimack River.
— Brandon (@SpottinUpFor_3) June 11, 2020
One Lowell resident snapped a photo of the moose as it sniffed around his backyard.
Literally in my backyard! pic.twitter.com/lPNleC8BeH
— Jason Ounpraseuth (@JasonOun95) June 11, 2020
Officials from different agencies were able to tranquilize the moose and send her to a better home.
They believe she may have escaped from the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest.
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