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Snowmobilers rescue moose from tree well in Newfoundland

By Ben Hooper   |   March 31, 2020 at 11:24 AM

March 31 (UPI) -- A group of friends out snowmobiling in Newfoundland ended up rescuing a moose that fell into a tree well, and the incident was caught on video.

Mark Weir posted a video to YouTube showing what happened when he and his friend spotted a trio of moose walking across the edge of a pond in the Taylor's Brook Road area.

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Weir said he and his friends decided to investigate after seeing one of the animals fall out of sight.

The group discovered the moose had fallen into a deep tree well.

Weir shared video showing the friends using shovels to dig a path for the moose to climb to safety.