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This is the astonishing moment a moose on the loose in Russia sent an elderly lady flying after charging into her.
Video showed the woman walking her dog in the south-western city of Salavat before a clatter of noise out of sight causes her to turn and let out a piercing scream.
Lunging with its legs extended, the baby moose calf then bursts into frame before plowing into the woman, smashing her face with its bulky shoulder and knocking her to the ground.
The woman slides across the rough floor as her dog shuffles hurriedly out of the way, the pair left looking on helpless and bewildered as the moose darts out of view.
The drama all unfolds in just a matter of seconds, and would be almost unbelievable if not for the camera placed to capture the whole scene.
Local reports suggest the animal - which arrived from nearby forest - was frightened by the woman's small dog barking.
The moose bursts into shot and knocks the woman down, smacking her with its shoulder
The woman dramatically falls to the ground as the moose plows on and out of shot
The woman is thrown to the ground and lies on the floor as pug watches on helplessly
The moose calf ran amok in the south-western city of Salavat for several days before smashing into the woman on camera.
Game wardens were called in to try and sedate the beast and return it to its natural habitat - but
