Moose Rescued from Lake Ice in Sweden: Skaters Chop a Path to Shore
A winter skating trip in Sweden turned into a rescue when a group of skaters found a moose trapped in a hole in the lake ice. The animal had...
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Animal Rescue Stories: Winter Encounters & Recovery
A rescue clip captures an urgent moment, but the story around it matters too. This collection brings together animal rescues with attention to location, attribution and the limits of a short recording. The articles describe individual events; they are not instructions for entering icy water or approaching distressed wildlife.
Lady the Dog’s Icy Pond Rescue in Louisville, Kentucky, and Ice Safety
In February 2015 a dog called Lady fell through the ice of a frozen pond in Louisville, Kentucky. Her owners went out to help her and broke ...
Coast Guard Rescues KC the Dog from the Ice of Lake St. Clair, 2014
In early March 2014 the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay spotted a lone dog lying on the frozen surface of Lake St. Clair, a...
Chilean Horse Rescue: Rafael Pease Digs a Mare Out of Andes Snow
Rafael Pease went into the Chilean Andes to ride fresh powder on his 21st birthday. Instead, he spent the day digging a starving mare out o...
Calgary Hailstorm Pigeon Rescue and Why Alberta Gets So Much Hail
During a hailstorm in Calgary in 2015, a man ran out into the street while ice was still pounding the pavement. Moments later he was back i...
Coast Guard Labrador Rescue in Icy Betsie Bay, Frankfort, Michigan
On a frozen February morning in 2015, crew members at U.S. Coast Guard Station Frankfort in northern Michigan looked out at Betsie Bay and ...
Skier Rescues a Sheep in New Zealand’s Hector Mountains
Queenstown professional skier Pete Oswald was waiting for a photo on the last run of a heli-skiing day when something small and woolly came...
Deer Rescue on Black Sturgeon Lake, Kenora: Skaters Bring a Deer Ashore
A deer has gone down on smooth lake ice and cannot get its legs back under it. In this video, filmed on Black Sturgeon Lake near Kenora, Ont...
Moose Rescued from Frozen Loon Lake, Washington: How Rescuers Freed It
A young bull moose broke through the ice on Loon Lake, north of Spokane in Washington's Stevens County, and could not climb back out. Fi...
Baby Moose Stuck in a Gate: The Quesnel, BC Rescue Video
In February 2014 a young moose tried to jump a wooden gate in Quesnel, in northern British Columbia, and ended up hanging by its front legs...
Hovercraft Deer Rescue on Albert Lea Lake, Minnesota
In early December 2013, deer stranded on the glare ice of Albert Lea Lake in southern Minnesota were unable to stand, let alone walk back t...
Real-Life Heroes Helping Animals: Rescues and How to Help Safely
Animals sometimes end up in places they cannot escape on their own, and the nearest help is often whoever happens to be passing. One compil...