ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, SWEDEN — A video uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday shows the nail-biting moment when a group of ice skaters in northern Sweden risked their lives to rescue a moose that was trapped in a frozen lake. <br /> <br />Viktor Johannessen and his partner Sigrid Sjösteen were skating on a lake near their home when they spotted the moose. The couple returned with an axe and tried to rescue the exhausted animal by smashing through the thick layers of ice. <br /> <br />The pair took turns pummeling the ice for 30 minutes straight. They eventually managed to clear a path for the moose to get to shore, and the animal clamored back onto land and disappeared into the woods. <br /> <br />The video, which was uploaded last Wednesday by Johannessen, has accumulated more than 500,000 views. <br /> <br />“This is why humans were put on the planet. We all need to be earthkeepers,” said one commenter. Another said: “Faith in humanity restored.”
