NORTHERN MICHIGAN -- State conservation officers see their share of unusual sights, but it was a new one for Officer Steve Speigl when he opened the door of a crashed vehicle to check for victims.

Speigl saw a woman with a bloody nose, busy with crocheting.

The state Department of Natural Resources conservation officer, assigned to counties at the top of the Lower Peninsula, responded to a crash scene earlier last month because he was within a mile of the scene.

Speigl proceeded to check for injuries in two vehicles.

He opened a door and saw a woman crocheting in the back seat.

"The woman, even though bleeding from her nose, said that crocheting was relaxing and she needed it after being involved in the accident," according to a recent bi-weekly DNR report from conservation officers.

The woman was not seriously injured and was treated at the scene.

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