Moose caught in fencing wire rescued by British Columbia couple

Moose caught in fencing wire rescued by British Columbia couple

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The couple said they were concerned about the moose's safety.

BRITISH COLUMBIA (Web Desk) - A couple rescued a moose they found entangled in fencing wire at the side of a road.

Angie Hillmer and Kirk Barharn said they were traveling from their Princeton-area home to an appointment in Penticton when they spotted a moose caught in a wire fence near the road.

Hillmer recorded video while her husband walked up to the animal and worked to disentangle the moose s back legs from the fence.

The couple said they were concerned about the moose s safety if it were left to fend for itself.

"There are other predators in this area and that moose wouldn t have a chance with them attacking it," Hillmer told Castanet.

The video shows Barharn remove the wire and quickly back out of the way of the moose s thrashing legs as the animal stands up.

"It just stood up and trotted off into the forest. It looked fine," Barharn told Pique News Magazine. "It didn t look like there was any damage to its legs."