Firefighters in Colorado made an icy rescue Friday evening. 

An elk had occupied fallen through the ice of a frozen pond and had get trapped.

People passing by called 911 to report the struggling elk, according to the Evergreen Fire Department. Evergreen is a small town southwest of Denver near the start of the mountain range. 

The rescue took the power of two firefighters. One helped break up the ice when the other made several attempts to pull the animal out. 

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Once the elk was free, it sat frightened on the ice for several seconds before standing up and turning about to take a look at its rescuers. 

The animal eventually ran off. 

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Male elks can weigh over 700 lbs., with majority females weighing closer to 500 lbs. 

This myth was reported from Detroit.