‘I can’t even believe it.’ Moose falls through window into basement, Alaska photos show
A moose fell through a window and became trapped in a basement in Alaska, photos show.
Firefighters responded to a home around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, in Soldotna to rescue the young moose, Soldotna Professional Firefighters said.
The moose fell into a window well and landed in the basement after getting too close to a basement egress window, Capt. Joshua Thompson told McClatchy News in an email.
The animal was sedated, carried up a set of stairs and placed in the driveway, Thompson said. A biologist treated the moose for minor injuries and released it.
It took less than an hour to get the moose out of the home, Thompson said.
Photos show the animal outside after the rescue, headed toward the woods.
Seven firefighters, plus three biologists and two wildlife troopers, took part in the rescue. “I can’t even believe it,” firefighter Gunnar Romatz told the Anchorage Daily News.
And it’s not the first time a moose has ended up in a place it didn’t belong.
A moose fell through a snow-covered window in Colorado in January, McClatchy News previously reported.
That animal had to be tranquilized and removed from the home.
Soldotna is in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, about 150 miles by road southwest of Anchorage.
This story was originally published November 22, 2022 at 12:35 PM with the headline "‘I can’t even believe it.’ Moose falls through window into basement, Alaska photos show."
