Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A sheriff's deputy in North Carolina climbed onto a rooftop to cut the ropes holding a hammock to a tree and free a trapped elk. Jim Beaver of Maggie Valley captured photos and video when the elk got tangled in the hammock in his yard. Advertisement The Haywood County Sheriff's Office posted a photo to Facebook showing a deputy climbing onto a nearby rooftop and cutting through the ropes suspending the hammock. "Great work to Cpl. Ken Stiles for cutting it free," the sheriff's office said. Read More Mystery elk on the loose in East Texas Wildlife officers rescue elk trapped in irrigation canal Estimated 700 elk dash across Oregon road
