Large Elk Causes Hazard at Highway 299 and Buckley Road, Multiple Parties Interested in Moving Animal

AI SUMMARY: At 9:42 pm, a large deer was reported on Highway 299 and Buckley Road. Following this, an elk was reported blocking the eastbound lanes. The elk was eventually moved to the right-hand side of the road, with the California Highway Patrol requesting a Department of Transportation call out for assistance. Multiple parties were waiting to take the elk, and the DOT was still in the process of completing the call out. A unit was en route from an unknown location to assist with the situation.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:43 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:42 p.m.
[2] [Appended, 21:43:07] [1] 1125 LARGE DEER
9:42 p.m.
[1] ELK 1125 EB LNS
9:51 p.m.
[9] [Appended, 21:51:13] [2] 1125
9:51 p.m.
[8] [Appended, 21:51:13] [1] ADVING BUCK AS IN DEER
10:01 p.m.
[14] C16-022C LARGE ELK MOVED TO RHS REQING A DOT CALL OUT [Shared]
10:02 p.m.
[16] 1039 DOT [Shared]
10:02 p.m.
[15] C16-022C REQING ETA AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE PTY 1023ING WANTING TO TAKE IT [Shared]
10:23 p.m.
[17] C16-022C WILL 1023 WITH ELK ON RHS REQING ETA FROM DOT [Shared]
10:24 p.m.
[18] 1039 DOT // CALL OUT STILL IN PROGRESS, WIL CB WITH ETA [Shared]
10:39 p.m.
[22] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT / UNIT WILL BE ENRT FROM R / UNK EXACT ETA [Shared]

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