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‘I would do it again in a heartbeat’: Families spend Christmas Eve rescuing elk from freezing Kettle River
KXLY.com ^ | December 27, 2021 | Melissa Luck

Posted on 12/29/2021 4:06:28 PM PST by Twotone

BARSTOW, Wash – When game officials and state troopers did not respond, families in northeast Washington spent hours on Christmas Eve rescuing elk that had fallen through the ice into the Kettle River.

Rylee Stuart first heard about it from her husband the morning of Christmas Eve. He and his brother had gone hunting for coyotes when they saw something they’d never seen before.

“He was like, ‘there’s elk in the river,'” Stuart said.

About 40 elk from the Selkirk herd made it across the river safely. But, 12 fell through thin ice and were struggling to get out.

Stuart’s husband initially planned to go onto the ice, but instead opted for kayaks and rallied other friends to help.

“When we got up there, there was a group of people,” Stuart said. “They had one [elk] on the way to the shore and they one to the shore already. There were still 10 left.”

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: elk; rescue; washington
Video at the site.
1 posted on 12/29/2021 4:06:28 PM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

This was nice. I would have done it too.


2 posted on 12/29/2021 4:13:59 PM PST by CheshireTheCat ("Forgetting pain is convenient.Remembering it agonizing.But recovering truth is worth the suffering")
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To: Twotone

Touching story; brought tears to my eyes.


3 posted on 12/29/2021 4:14:34 PM PST by Old Grumpy
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To: Twotone

Something good to think about for a change.


4 posted on 12/29/2021 4:22:17 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Twotone

Got to save food for the democrats’ wolf packs.


5 posted on 12/29/2021 4:54:11 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Twotone

These are the kinds of people who inhabit the rural parts of the USA away from the coastal cesspools - kind, decent people who care about Mother Nature and her children because they realize that they ARE her children too.


6 posted on 12/29/2021 5:22:08 PM PST by 43north (Its hard to stop a man when he knows he's right and he keeps on comin'.)
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To: Twotone

Thanks.


7 posted on 12/29/2021 6:00:02 PM PST by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31 )
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To: Twotone

There are good people in this world.


8 posted on 12/29/2021 7:04:54 PM PST by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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To: Twotone

God bless them for their kindness.


9 posted on 12/29/2021 8:18:10 PM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Twotone

Chances are they are not Kamala voters.


10 posted on 12/29/2021 9:45:36 PM PST by lurk (u)
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