New York Rescuers Break Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake

How to pull a 1,000-pound moose from a frozen lake, according to rescuers who did it: ‘No training manual for getting moose out of the ice’
A bull moose that fell through lake ice in the Adirondack Mountains was saved by New York conservation officials in a laborious cold-water rescue. The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday,
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.
New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake
The bull moose had fallen into a lake in the Adirondacks and been in the frigid waters for about two hours before rescuers arrived and used a chain saw to free it.
Moose Rescued After Falling Through Ice In New York: No 'Training Manual' For This
A bull moose can weigh around 1,000 pounds so forest rangers didn't have much of a chance to safely pull the animal out from the cold water.
First Responders Saved a Moose That Fell Through Lake Ice in New York. Here's How They Did It
The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement Friday.
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