A woman attacked Sunday by a moose in Steamboat Springs was flown to a Front Range hospital with serious injuries, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

She was walking her two dogs at River Creek Park when she was attacked, agency officials said in a news release. Both dogs were leashed.

A man passing by on a paddleboard found her on the ground near the river after the attack and was helping her to the parking lot when the moose returned and kicked him, according to the release.

Paramedics evaluated the man’s minor injuries on scene and released him while the woman was taken to the hospital, agency officials said. No update on her condition was available Tuesday.

State wildlife officers saw a moose with two calves in the area after the attack and believe the moose was protecting her young, the release stated.

River Creek Park will be closed through today as wildlife officials continue to assess the area, according to the release.

The Sunday attack was one of three in three days, according to Parks and Wildlife.

Two women were attacked by a moose Friday while walking their dogs along Fourmile Creek Road near Fairplay, agency officials said in the news release.

The moose charged and trampled both women multiple times until they were able to escape by climbing onto a nearby roof, according to the release. A neighbor scared the moose away with a fire extinguisher.

Neither woman sought medical attention, officials said.

On Saturday, a couple in Grand Lake was returning home from a walk with their dog near Columbine Lake when a moose charged them, knocking the woman to the ground, state wildlife officials said.

The woman managed to crawl under a small storage area next to their house, but the moose continued to charge and attempt to stomp her, according to the news release.

When the moose continued to show aggression toward the woman and showed no signs of leaving, her boyfriend shot and killed the moose, the release stated.

The woman was treated at the scene for injuries to her face, shoulder and arms, according to the state wildlife agency.

Wildlife officers said the man acted in self-defense and did not cite him for shooting it.

State wildlife officers believe the moose was protecting a calf, which was bedded out of sight. That calf was euthanized.

Most moose conflicts involve dogs, according to Parks and Wildlife. The state wildlife agency has responded to 22 injuries from moose attacks since 2019.