Beaver blamed for felling tree that toppled onto car still at large

Police in Prince Edward Island, Canada, are on the lookout for a beaver after a family of four from Quebec narrowly escaped injury while travelling on a remote road last weekend.



According to the RCMP detachment in Kings District, the beaver chewed through a series of tree trunks along Highway 16 in Priest’s Pond, PEI, causing one of the trees to topple suddenly onto the family’s vehicle. The driver saw the tree beginning to fall, but was unable to stop in time to avoid it.



“The vehicle sustained significant damage to the roof, windshield, and to a cargo box that was mounted on the roof,” said a release issued by the RCMP on Tuesday. “The couple in the front seat of the vehicle were uninjured, as were their 1 and 2 year old children who were in the back seat.”



When officers arrived on the scene and examined the tree trunk, they saw that it had been gnawed just about all of the way through. Several other trees along the highway were in similar shape. “Arrangements were made to have the damaged trees taken safely down,” the release said. “The beaver is still at large.”