Wildlife officials: Suspected home invasion was actually moose that fell through window

A family in Colorado got quite the surprise when a moose suddenly came crashing through the window of their home. KDVR reports Geneve Nguyen, a guest of the homeowner, was sleeping in a basement bedroom with her daughter when they were woken up by the sound of a window breaking. "I just see this big figure. There's lots of noise. I can hear myself screaming," Nguyen said.The homeowner called police, believing the noise was an intruder. In a series of tweets, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials described how they and Breckenridge Police discovered the "intruder.""Think you're having a rough Friday? Homeowners and Breckenridge Police were surprised this morning when a suspected home invasion turned out to be... an adult cow moose," the post reads. Officers tranquilized the moose and transferred it to a waiting trailer. “It appeared that the moose had been walking around outside the house in deep snow when it fell into a window well, then crashed through the window into a basement bedroom,” said Elissa Slezak, district wildlife manager with CPW, in a press release.The moose was relocated. “Aside from the broken window, a few minor cuts and the initial shock to the homeowners, this situation went about as well as it could have,” Slezak said. “Both the people inside the house and the moose made it out without any major injuries.”Wildlife officers recommended people use window well covers to keep unexpected guests out.

A family in Colorado got quite the surprise when a moose suddenly came crashing through the window of their home.

KDVR reports Geneve Nguyen, a guest of the homeowner, was sleeping in a basement bedroom with her daughter when they were woken up by the sound of a window breaking.


"I just see this big figure. There's lots of noise. I can hear myself screaming," Nguyen said.

The homeowner called police, believing the noise was an intruder.

In a series of tweets, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials described how they and Breckenridge Police discovered the "intruder."

"Think you're having a rough Friday? Homeowners and Breckenridge Police were surprised this morning when a suspected home invasion turned out to be... an adult cow moose," the post reads.

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Think you're having a rough Friday? Homeowners and @BreckPolice were surprised this morning when a suspected home invasion turned out to be... an adult cow moose. 👀 pic.twitter.com/8nVcOXT5ss — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (@COParksWildlife) March 15, 2019

Officers tranquilized the moose and transferred it to a waiting trailer.

“It appeared that the moose had been walking around outside the house in deep snow when it fell into a window well, then crashed through the window into a basement bedroom,” said Elissa Slezak, district wildlife manager with CPW, in a press release.

The moose was relocated.

“Aside from the broken window, a few minor cuts and the initial shock to the homeowners, this situation went about as well as it could have,” Slezak said. “Both the people inside the house and the moose made it out without any major injuries.”

Wildlife officers recommended people use window well covers to keep unexpected guests out.