Aliy Zirkle gives details after vehicle driven into dogsled teamLocal man arrested over ‘two-hour’ attack claims he was drunkA musher who was subjected to a harrowing attack during this month’s Iditarod dogsled race has given details of her ordeal. Aliy Zirkle said the incident lasted for nearly two hours.
A 26-year-primitive man has been arrested over the incident,which occurred 582 miles into the 975 mile race, near the village of Nulato. Arnold Demoski claims he was drunk during the attack and doesn’t remember driving his snowmobile into the teams of Zirkle and four-time Iditarod winner Jeff King. One of King’s dogs was killed in the attack, or while other animals in both teams suffered serious injuries.
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Source: theguardian.com