Elk Rescued at Sinnemahoning Park
by Amanda Jones
Echo News Editor
State employees were forced to organize a rescue just before Christmas to help a small elk stranded at the George B. Stevenson Dam.
A small spike elk wandered across the icy spillway and was stranded on the afternoon of Thursday, December 22 near the dam at Sinnemahoning State Park.
“We received a report early Thursday afternoon. A spike had been seen laying in the bottom of the spillway,” said Park Manager Lisa Bainey. Park visitors alerted staff to the elk, which they believed was injured.