Alaska firefighters rescue baby moose trapped in home

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The 500lb one-year-old moose fell through a basement window and became trapped, requiring six people to help get him out

Firefighters and Alaska wildlife troopers pose with a moose they helped rescue after it had had fallen through a window well at a home in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday.Firefighters and Alaska wildlife troopers pose with a moose they helped rescue after it had had fallen through a window well at a home in Soldotna, Alaska, on Sunday.Last modified on Wed 23 Nov 2022 14.23 GMTgot an unusual request for assistance last Sunday, from Alaska wildlife troopers.

The moose, estimated to be a one-year-old bull, had a misstep while eating breakfast on Sunday morning next to a home in Soldotna, about 150 miles south-west of Anchorage. A biologist from the Alaska department of fish and game was able to tranquilize the moose but the animal was not completely unconscious.Once sedated, the next problem was getting the moose – which weighed at least 500lb – out of the house.

Photos of the morning rescue showed the moose unfazed, simply looking ahead between two men maneuvering the front of the tarp down a hallway.

 

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