Iditarod Dog Race musher punished for failing to properly gut moose he killed

Dallas Seavey shot moose after one of dogs injuredMusher given time penalty after incident

Iditarod officials on Wednesday imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race earlier this week.

A three-person panel investigated the circumstances surrounding the death of the moose, which became tangled up with Seavey and his dog team early on Monday, about 12 hours after the days-long race officially started. One dog was injured in the encounter and flown back to Anchorage for care.

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