The case in summary: • Heidi Amundsen and her husband discovered a moose stuck in a bog.• They contacted the police, who sent the fall game board and the fire service to the scene.• The rescue team, consisting of ten people, had to pull the moose out of the bog twice before it managed to get to solid ground.• Fire constable Gjermund Nygjelten says that they have recently received new equipment that makes such rescue operations safer for both people and animals.• The whole operation took almost three hours.• Heidi Amundsen praises the efforts of the rescue team. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. The first thing they noticed was a pair of brown ears sticking up above the ground. “Gee, it’s a moose!”, Heidi Amundsen thought to herself. As she and the man approached, the moose didn’t bolt their way as it normally would. Soon they understood why. The elk got stuck in the bog, which was very water-heavy. They first tried to get the animal to break free on its own. It didn’t work. Photo: Private – Distraught eyes This was at Vingelen in Tolga municipality, and Amundsen thinks he saw that the animal seemed both anxious and afraid. – We had to go all the way in. But she really looked mostly despair in her eyes. They called the police, who ensured that the wildlife committee and the fire brigade arrived. As they watched, the couple witnessed a total of ten people lining up to tail and drag the moose out of the marsh – only to get a nasty surprise. The Fall Wildlife Board and the fire service stood by to save the poor moose cow. Photo: Privat Safer rescue Being called out to rescue animals from bogs is not an everyday occurrence, according to fire constable Gjermund Nygjelten in Midt-Hedmark fire and rescue. And definitely not a moose! This Saturday, the fire service finally got to use the brand new equipment they got earlier this summer. Before, they had to improvise, and use whatever equipment was available at the time. And then they had to dig under the animal and even try to dive under it in order to send a tape to the colleagues on the other side, according to Nygjelten. Now the fire service has an iron hoop they can “just” stick under the animal and over to the other side. This way they can save animals much safer, both for themselves and for the animal. Midt-Hedmark fire service has received a new animal rescue package this summer. It came in handy when a moose got stuck in the bog on Saturday. Photo: Midt-Hedmark fire brigade But… Nygjelten tells how the crew stepped carefully so that the moose would not become more stressed. Fortunately, the animal was calm, so they were able to pull her up onto firmer ground. – Unfortunately, this was in the middle of a bog. The animal fumbled a little further and was quite tired, and was unable to jump over the marsh that was a little over there. Then it fell down again for the second time. What would you do if the animal you’ve worked so hard to save just fell back in? 🤬🤬🤬 Think stupid animals, then it can only be so good!! 😤 I had sat down and started laughing out of sheer despair and/or exhaustion 😭😭😭 Sighed loudly, and said: Oh well. On again, granted 🙄 Yuhuu, another chance to collect karma points!! 🤠 Show result Then it was just a matter of getting ready for round number two. Then the moose cow was so tired that she calmly laid down next to the crew for about 15-20 minutes, before she straightened up and strolled further into the forest. Heidi Amundsen cannot praise the rescue team enough, after seeing how they went to save an unfortunate moose cow at the weekend. Photo: private Heidi Amundsen, she who discovered the moose cow, estimates that the whole operation took close to three hours. She cannot praise the rescue team that stepped in enough. – They made a huge effort and deserve good praise, she asserts. Published 25/08/2024, at 19.56
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