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Moose Cow Dies After Falling With Calf Into Rollinsville Well

GILPIN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Wildlife officers saved a moose calf after it and its mother fell into an open well. Colorado Parks and Wildlife say the mother did not survive.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Officers say the landowner left the well unsecured near Rollinsville over the weekend. Video shows the two struggling to escape the mucky water.

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Wildlife officers save a moose calf near Rollinsville. (credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Officers used poles and a tow strap to pull them out. They relocated the moose calf to another undisclosed area.

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