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 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.
Moose rescued from frozen Adirondack lake
Forest Rangers and ECOs rescued a moose last week that fell through the ice on Lake Abanakee in the central Adirondacks last Thursday.
New York rescuers break the ice to save moose from a frozen lake
"There’s no training manual for getting moose out of the ice,” a state officer said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Rangers, EnCon rescue moose that fell through ice near Indian Lake
DEC forest rangers and environmental conservation officers had a dilemma Thursday. A moose fell through the ice of an Adirondack lake, 200 feet from shore.
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 frigid Hamilton County lake
Some state DEC employees went above and beyond to help a moose that fell into a lake in Hamilton County.There was snow and ice on Lake Abanakee in Indian Lake on Thursday. But it wasn’t thick enough to hold a moose.
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 from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement Friday.
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.
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Moose rescued from icy waters in Hamilton County
Rescuers saved a bill moose from the icy waters of Lake Abanakee, just north of the town of Indian Lake in Hamilton County, ...
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Moose rescued after falling through ice at Lake Abanakee
a bull moose was successfully rescued after falling through the ice at Lake Abanakee on January 16. Lt. Higgins and Environmental Conservation Police Officer Brassard responded to the scene at ...
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An unusual search and rescue, involving a moose
Forest Rangers, ECON Police work to free a moose stuck in ice of Lake Abanakee in the town of Indian Lake in the Adirondacks.