An Alaska man and two police officers saved a baby moose from what police described as a "sure demise" after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock. The dramatic rescue was captured on video.

A baby moose was pulled to safety in Homer, Alaska, hours after accidentally falling into a chilly lake. An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock.

Moment baby moose is rescued from Alaska lake An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose calf trapped between a floatplane and a dock in Homer, Alaska. The calf was successfully lifted out to safety, later reuniting with its mother.

He quickly spotted the moose calf stuck between the floats of the plane and the dock at Beluga Lake in Homer, a Kenai Peninsula community about 220 miles south of Anchorage. The floats replace the wheels on a plane, allowing it to take off and land on water. A moose calf struggles to stay afloat after falling into the water in Alaska.