SNAPPED: Free range on the freeway, elk wanders into oncoming traffic on I-80

An elk jumped barriers to safely cross busy I-80 in Park City on August 18, 2023. Photo: Michele Roepke // TownLift

PARK CITY, Utah — No people, animals, or vehicles were harmed in the making of this video when a five-point elk was seen crossing Interstate 80 all alone in front of the Park City sign on Friday, at 10:30 a.m.

The animal was at a full run for the length of a football field from within the Swaner Preserve and Eco Center, with the Utah Olympic Park in the background.

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