Animal Hazard Causes Traffic Disruption at Elk Valley Road and Aubell Lane

AI SUMMARY: A dispatch log from the California Highway Patrol reported an animal hazard at the intersection of Elk Valley Road and Aubell Lane. At 22:07, it was noted that there were cattle (referred to as "ELK") in the roadway. A unit from the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office was attempting to move the animals out of the road by 22:08. By 22:30, most of the baby calves were out of the roadway and flares had been put out to alert traffic that the area was clear.

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10:07 p.m.
[1] 1125 ELK
10:08 p.m.
[2] DNSO UNIT 97 / TRYING TO GET THEM OO RDWY
10:30 p.m.
[6] C95-091 MOST OF BABY CLAF ARE OUT OF RDWY AND FLARES PUT OUT TO LET TRAFFIC KNOW 1098

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