Watch: Moose stranded in Colorado canal hoisted to safety

Oct. 3 (UPI) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers came to the rescue of a young bull moose that plunged into a canal and was unable to find its way out of the water.

CPW posted a video to social media showing officers working together with Bureau of Reclamation personnel to rescue the moose from a canal in Estes Park.

The video shows rescuers typing the moose’s antlers to keep it steady while they tranquilized the animal and tied a rope around its midsection.

The moose was then hoisted out of the water by a crane and returned to dry land…

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