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“It’s so hard to see her like this,” Gabriela said, as she smoothed her hand over her daughter’s forehead and begged her to lie still.

If the animal does knock you down, however, “curl into a ball, protect your head, and lie still until the moose retreats,” the Utah authorities advise.

Try to sit or lie still and remain calm while you await help.

After he ran in to save the boy and was pulled under, Theo managed to get the boy off him and told him to "calm down" and to lie still on his back allowing Theo to carry him into shore.

From BBC

Mendoza’s colleagues in their written statements reported that Churna, even after she was face-down on the ground, continued to squirm and lift her torso despite officers’ repeated commands that she lie still.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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