Cole Brown and his family own 100 acres of land out in northern Maine, but they’ve never experienced anything like this before. While walking around a forested area, something caught Cole’s eye. At a distance, a pair of antlers could be seen. It was clear the animal was large. Turns out, a massive moose had gotten himself stuck in a well.
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As much as Cole wanted to help the moose immediately, this wasn’t a job for a single person. So, him and his family got in contact with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. A biologist was then sent to sedate the moose, making their rescue mission significantly easier to pull off. Speaking of which, the video below gives us a glimpse into what that process was like!
@nbcnews A bull moose fell into an open well in #Maine ♬ original sound – nbcnews
In order to lift the moose out of the 9-foot deep well, they had to use straps and an excavator, the latter of which was provided by Cole’s family. It took some maneuvering, but the trapped creature was eventually freed. As soon as the sedation wore off, the department says, “the moose took off running, no worse for wear other than perhaps a bruised ego.”
Maine Family Discovers a 9-Foot Deep Well on Their 100-Acre Property… and There’s a Trapped Moose Inside!
This incident is what made Cole’s family aware that the well exists on their property. In the future, they may fix it up so that it’s working again. But until then, other animals need not worry about finding themselves in a similar predicament as this moose. They’ve already capped the well to keep others safe.
“This is a majestic giant animal in such a precarious situation,” Delaney Gardner, Cole’s stepsister, said. “So to be able to see everyone come together in all these different ways that they needed to was absolutely incredible. And then seeing it work out was just so satisfying and heartwarming.”
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