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    Ron Horn
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    This pregnant moose fell through the ice as she tried to cross the Chilkat River, 15 miles north of Haines, Alaska. She swam over to one of her rescuers, and let him pet her for a minute or so. Six men went out onto the ice, lassoed her with a large rope, then pulled her up out of the river. For the last 20 to 30 minutes before we were able to pull her out, we had to hold her head above water so she could breathe. After she was pulled to safety, she got up and walked off and into the woods. Image information: 1/1600s, f/4.5, 100mm, ISO 400, exposure comp +1.0, no flash, image converted directly from raw with no post processing adjustments.

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    Gayle Clement
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    Fascinating image, Ron. The light on the snow and water is perfect. I love the action.

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    Axel Hildebrandt
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    The image really tells the story and it was very kind of you to help her.

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    Howard Burkert
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    Nice photograph and human interest story. Hats off to all for the brave rescue!!
    Best,
    Howard

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    What a heart warming story.

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    DanWalters
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    Nice shot and great story!

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    Great that you could get some images that tell the story as well as help the moose out. Nicely done.

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    Ron Horn
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    The Anchorage Daily news story of this rescue can be viewed at http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildl...ry/321431.html . More photos can be seen at www.pbase.com/ronhorn

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