SALT LAKE CITY — A moose was freed from a strange backyard entanglement thanks to a brave Utah deputy and a pair of cutters.
SALT LAKE CITY — A moose was freed from a strange backyard entanglement thanks to a brave Utah deputy and a pair of cutters.
Sgt. Lane Findlay found himself face to face with the moose whose antlers were wrapped up in a backyard swing set this weekend.
The Weber County Sheriff’s deputy got the call Aug. 5 and responded to a residential community outside Ogden, about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City. He said the moose appeared in distress, and was bleeding.
Findlay said he handed his phone to an onlooker and asked the person to shoot video, telling him, “If something happens to me, give this to my wife.”
The video shows the moose twisting in an attempt to free its antlers from the metal chains of the swing as Findlay approaches with the cutters. He clips the chain links one by one until the moose finally pulls free and wanders off with minor injuries.
Once free, the moose trotted to a nearby bucket of water and began drinking.