SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Southlake public safety officers came up with a creative way to free a beaver trapped in a lake on Sunday.
According to Southlake DPS, officers responded to the lake after receiving several calls about a trapped beaver hanging off on a blue float.
BEAVER RESCUE! We were called over to the lake off Westmont earlier this morning with reports of a trapped beaver, and sure enough there he was!
— Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) November 1, 2020
Officers tried to catch it in a net and coax it off a float using other methods, but nothing worked. They then opted to balance a wood plank on the pool float to make a ramp, leading the beaver out of the enclosed area.
After trying to net him, trying to coerce him off his blue float, and a myriad of other methods, officers finally created a plan to balance a wooden plank on top of a pool float.
— Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) November 1, 2020
The beaver slowly walked up the ramp to freedom and returned to the neighboring lake.
A tense moment, after a 30-minute rescue attempt, as our beaver crawls up our make-shift ramp to safety! pic.twitter.com/6mP4qiUTY1
— Southlake DPS (@SouthlakeDPS) November 1, 2020
The officers said the rescue mission took about 30 minutes.