Oh deer! Herd of elk strands itself between a neighborhood and a highway

by LENNY COHEN | The National Desk

Fri, January 27th 2023, 2:18 AM UTC

A herd of elk managed to strand itself on a strip of land adjacent to I-80{ } in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2022, where Utah Highway Patrol and the Division of Wildlife Resources attempted to herd the animals back toward the foothills near Parleys Canyon. (Photo: Lincoln Graves, KUTV)

The Utah Highway Patrol closed the right lane of westbound I-80 near the mouth of Parley's Canyon in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, after a herd of elk managed to strand itself on a strip of land ear the road and was making its way into the city while traveling dangerously close to the highway. (Photo: Rheo Velarde)

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A herd of elk managed to strand itself on a strip of land adjacent to I-80 in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2022, where Utah Highway Patrol and the Division of Wildlife Resources attempted to herd the animals back toward the foothills near Parleys Canyon. (Photo: Lincoln Graves, KUTV)

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