When Matthew Siegel heard a loud noise coming from his basement, he rushed to find out what had happened.
A 600-pound elk stood staring back at him.
"To see a full-size elk standing in your downstairs living room when you get down there is something that you'd never expect," Siegel told KTVB.
Siegel and other residents in Idaho have seen snow levels rising in the mountainous northwestern state. Rising snow levels in the mountains kill elk and push them from the snowier regions.
The elk fell through Siegel's durable Plexiglass window.
“It took us about 2.5 hours, but we got her out uninjured,” said Alex Head, Fish and Game senior conservation officer. “The basement will need a good, deep cleaning, but we are glad it worked out as well as it did.”
Siegel is hoping homeowners insurance will cover the costs of the damage.
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