Moose caught in power lines, hangs 50 ft in the air

[bloodyjack]

FAIRBANKS (October 17, 3:12 pm ADT) - A bull moose was suspended 50 feet in the air after its antlers became tangled in a power line under construction southeast of Fairbanks.

The incident happened on October 5 on the Pogo Mine Road. The moose apparently became tangled in electrical wires while the line, under construction to the Teck Pogo gold mine about 80 miles southeast of Fairbanks, was close to the ground.

Workers noticed something wrong after tightening the line, and backtracked to find the moose hanging by its antlers.


http://www.adn.com/alaska_ap/story/5680965p-5613350c.html

edit: photo

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Poor baby!

That's gotta hurt!

[Lorien]

4. Not as bad as what happened to it when they lowered it

to the ground. They shot it. :-(

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. WTF?!

Sonsofbitches!

:cry:

[qnr]

2. Man, does he have a story to tell his grandkids n/t

[bloodyjack]

3. This story would be kind of amusing if they hadnt euthanized it

"The moose was alive when it was lowered to the ground, but Department of Fish and Game officials decided to kill it rather than tranquilize it before removing the wires.

"Officials say they were worried the stressed moose would die and the drugged meat would not be salvageable."

[qnr]

6. Bleagh n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. May the officials be forever haunted

by vast herds of ghost moose! :grr:

[NVMojo]

8. those sadistic assholes!!