A gang of angry drunken elk barred a man from entering his home in
suburban Stockholm on Tuesday, leaving the frightened homeowner no
choice but to call police for help. "Five drunken elk were threatening a
resident who was barred from entering his own home," says
an incident report on the website of the Stockholm police department.
The author of the report confirmed that the homeowner, who lives on the
island of Ingarö in Stockholm's eastern suburbs, was justified in
calling the police for help. "I'm not surprised that he called the
police when he was faced with a gang of five drunken elk," police
spokesman Albin Näverberg said.
"They can be really dangerous. They become fearless. Instead of backing
away when a person approaches, they move toward you. They may even take a
run at you." The incident involved four adult elk and one calf,
Näverberg explained, all of whom were intoxicated after having eaten
fermented apples that had fallen from the homeowner's apple tree.
"Police who arrived on the scene reported that the animals
had been warned that the police were on their way and wisely decided to leave the
address," the report read. "The elk will have to find somewhere else to
get intoxicated." The homeowner was instructed by officers to clear his
yard of fermented apples in order to avoid any future incidents with
drunken elk gangs.
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