Do not approach elk loosed by wind in Northampton County, cops say

A bull elk is seen along the side of the road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina. Police in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, alerted residents Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, to an elk roaming loose.
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Lehigh Township police early Saturday alerted residents to an elk loose in the Northampton County community.

The police department posted at 1:47 a.m. to Facebook about the elk roaming the township after wind took down a tree that damaged its owner’s fence.

A photo with the post showed a bull elk on the shoulder of a two-lane road, and police said he was last seen on Mountain View Drive near Timberline Road.

Police urged anyone who spots the elk to not approach it and call them via the department’s non-emergency line at 610-317-0808.

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