{"id":9738,"date":"2016-01-23T20:27:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-24T01:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=9738"},"modified":"2016-01-24T16:21:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-24T21:21:44","slug":"moose-was-no-match-for-thin-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/moose-was-no-match-for-thin-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Unfortunately, there is very little that can be done when an animal goes through the ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a moose ventured on to Vernon Narrows this afternoon (January 23), the thin ice wasn\u2019t enough to support its massive weight.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong> <broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Nearby resident Jacob Gordon, 15, spotted the struggling animal while out on his snowmobile on an adjacent road.<\/p>\n<p>His mom, Kim Gordon, relayed the details of the afternoon: \u201c(Jacob) moved closer to see what it was and that spooked it, so he turned his machine off and it started to come back toward shore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe called 911 and was told that the OPP and MNR couldn\u2019t do anything. I know Mike (Macintosh) at Bear With Us and he directed us to Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. They got here as fast as they could, and one of them had also been called by the OPP so they must have been doing something behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9740\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9740\" class=\" wp-image-9740\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/01\/Screenshot-moose-video.jpg\" alt=\"This screenshot from a video by Jacob Gordon shows the moose struggling to hoist itself out of the water.\" width=\"296\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/01\/Screenshot-moose-video-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/01\/Screenshot-moose-video.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This screenshot from a video by Jacob Gordon shows the moose struggling to hoist itself out of the water.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey asked us if we had chainsaws and sledgehammers. The idea was to break the ice because it wasn\u2019t that far out and then maybe it could have come to shore on its own. I think ultimately that would have been the way to do it. Trying to pull it out would have been too difficult \u2013 the ice was just too thin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Huntsville\u2019s fire department often gets calls like these, particularly in the spring, for deer that have gone through the ice, said fire chief Steven Hernen. They were notified of this incident, but their policy is not to respond. \u201cWe do not go out for any animal rescue. You can\u2019t convince (an animal) that you\u2019re there to help them and if you try to get close, their natural tendency is to move away. They don\u2019t want to go near people. The best thing you can do is leave them alone and move out of sight. It\u2019s just not safe to put human life at risk (to attempt a rescue).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The department generally won\u2019t respond for pet rescues, either. \u201cEvery situation is different, but by the time we could get there it\u2019s likely too late. We advise people to keep their pets on a leash this time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gordon acknowledged that sometimes nature has to take its course. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to watch, though. It had an unfortunate ending but we feel good that we at least tried to get help there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The OPP continues to warn local residents and visitors that many area waterways are still not safe for travel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a moose ventured on to Vernon Narrows this afternoon (January 23), the thin ice wasn\u2019t enough to support its massive weight. 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