A 700-pound moose got stuck on an active railroad bridge in Vermont before being rescued with a large crane and relocated by state wildlife officials.
The crew is able to safely sedate the moose and place it in a large sling attached to a crane.
Using the crane, the rescue crew slowly lifts the moose into the air and onto a waiting railroad vehicle.
A game warden used a tranquilizer gun to sedate the moose before the rescue effort began
Rescue crews loaded the massive moose into a sling and used a large crane to transfer the animal from the tracks to a railroad vehicle
They laid the moose onto a bed of snow and his propped up on two plastic crates.
The railroad vehicle then drive down the tracks and several miles out of town to transport the moose to a wooded area.
Once the moose is awake and alert, it slowly wanders into the into the woods with minimal injuries.
Rescue crews stood near the moose while the railroad vehicle traveled several miles away from town to a wooded area
The moose was released into the wild and only suffered minimal injuries