Wednesday 18 April 2012

The options: use explosives or burn down the cabin

Spotted by ViewFromTheSolent at Fox News:

It may take explosives to dislodge a group of cows that wandered into an old ranger cabin high in the Rocky Mountains, then died and froze solid when they couldn't get out... Rangers believe the animals sought shelter during a snowstorm and got stuck and weren't smart enough to find their way out...

"There is a lot of snow, and it's hard to determine how many cows are there," Porter said.

U.S. Forest Service spokesman Steve Segin said Tuesday they need to decide quickly how to get rid of the carcasses. "Obviously, time is of the essence because we don't want them defrosting," Segin said.

Segin said officials are concerned about water contamination in the nearby hot springs if the cows start decomposing during the thaw. The options: use explosives to break up the cows, burn down the cabin, or using a helicopters or trucks to haul out the carcasses.

3 comments:

Macheath said...

All together now...

"I say we take off and nuke the cabin from orbit."

Graeme said...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17736292

A man has drowned after being attacked by a swan, which knocked him out of his kayak and stopped him swimming to shore...

The danger is spreading...

Lola said...

Ah ha! We have a way of fighting back. Cow trap!