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Beaver shot in downtown Larvik A man who called police to help rescue a beaver watched in horror as the animal was gunned down instead. ------------------------- Joakim Moltzau was delivering newspapers early in the morning when he found a somewhat worn out beaver wandering in downtown Larvik. After failing to lead the animal down to the local river, he called police for assistance to move the beaver to safety. Police arrived, before getting a handgun and shooting the animal three times. "Two men came out, one went over to the beaver, the other got the pistol and loaded it. They...