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A 1,000-pound moose fell into an icy lake. Rescuers had to get creative.
There’s no training manual for getting a moose out of the ice,” said Lt. Robert Higgins, a conservation police officer for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Forest rangers rescue moose from icy New York lake
Rescuers cut through ice to rescue a trapped moose from a lake in New York on January 16. Video credit: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Moose rescued after falling through ice into New York lake
Forest rangers and conservation police in New York came to the rescue of a moose that wandered out onto a frozen lake and fell through the ice into the frigid water.
First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here’s how they did it
A team of forest rangers in New York state have rescued a moose who became trapped in an icy lake. New York conservation officials say a passerby reported seeing the moose fall through into the lake in a forested area near the Vermont border,
Moose that fell through lake ice rescued by New York state DEC officers (video)
Police called in the help of trained DEC staff to get the moose out of the water. DEC Rangers Evan Nahor and Matt Savarie used jet sleds to keep themselves from falling through the ice as they cut a passage through the ice from where the moose fell into the water to the shore.
Moose rescued after falling into frozen lake
A 1,000-pound moose that fell into a semi-frozen lake in Hamilton County, New York, was rescued by forest rangers and conservation officers on Jan. 16.
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