Troopers In Oregon Save Toppled Elk Stranded In Snow

  • 8 years ago
Troopers in Oregon saved a bull elk who wound up hopelessly stuck in the snow.

Elk are no strangers to the challenges involved in moving through deep snow, but sometimes even they falter.
A bull elk in Oregon landed on his back after jumping a railing and got hopelessly stuck in the frozen, fluffy white cover. 
Luckily, somebody witnessed the entire thing and placed a call to the state’s Fish and Wildlife Troopers. 
When the rescue team arrived, a rope was carefully placed beneath the animal’s antlers and the two troopers pulled him upright. 
The elk was quite fatigued and initially had a tough time staying on his feet. 
After taking a few moments to regain his strength, he was

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