Elk firmly stuck in snow gets a helping hand

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Two Oregon state police troopers helped an elk free itself from the deep snow after it got stuck on Dec. 27. The elk, police said, was still weak and struggled to stand at first. The Oregon police state confirmed this video was taken on Dec. 27. The timestamp in the video is incorrect.

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