Rescued moose emerging from icy waters with the aid of forest rangers and police officers on Lake Abanakee. NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NEW YORK (AP) — A bull moose that fell ...

A moose was rescued by New York state officials after spending two hours in Lake Abanakee's icy waters last week.

On Jan. 16, around 11:45 p.m., Environmental Conservation Police arrived at Lake Abanakee in Indian Lake, N.Y. for a report of a moose stuck in the icy water. The New York State Department of ...

While one ranger began cutting through the ice with the chainsaw, Higgins cleared the ice blocks to create a passage for the moose to reach shallow water. “Time wasn’t on our side,” said for ...

Once it reached shallow water, it climbed onto the ice ... Had they waited, there may have been a different outcome. Video and photos show the moose, a male that had dropped its antlers, loping ...

Rangers Savarie and Baldwin also joined the effort, with Ranger Savarie putting on cold water rescue gear to help complete the channel. Rangers Savarie and Nahor guided the moose to shore.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...