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
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,
Watch N.Y. Conservation Police Help Rescue Moose from Icy Lake
New York environmental conservation police officers and forest rangers used a chainsaw to cut through ice to save a freezing moose that had fallen through the ice on Lake
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.
Moose Rescued From Freezing Waters After Falling Into Frozen Lake
A moose was rescued by forest rangers after it fell through the ice into a frozen lake in the Adirondacks, New York.
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.
New York Rangers rescue Moose in the ice
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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.
Freezing moose rescued after falling through ice into lake (video)
A moose was rescued by New York state officials after falling through ice into the frigid waters of Lake Abanakee in Hamilton County.
'Time wasn't on our side': Rescuers save moose trapped in icy N.Y. lake
Forest rangers rescued a moose trapped for about two hours in an icy lake in Hamilton County, N.Y., Jan. 16, 2025. Officials cut the ice with a chainsaw to allow the moose to get out and guided it out of the water.
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