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A young elk wandered into an office building in the German city of Dresden, where he spent several hours – "largely calmly" – before being rescued, police said. A young elk wandered into an office building in the German city of Dresden, where it spent several hours – "largely calmly" – before being rescued, police said.
The male beast – thought to be a Polish or Czech immigrant – got stuck in a glass-enclosed foyer of a cafeteria at an office block used by engineering firm Siemens on Monday. The male beast – thought to be a Polish or Czech immigrant – got stuck in the glass-enclosed foyer of a cafe at an office block used by engineering firm Siemens on Monday.
Police closed off the area but the elk – weighing an estimated 800kg – remained calm throughout most of his ordeal. Police closed off the area and the elk – weighing an estimated 800kg – remained calm throughout most of its ordeal.
Watched by a large crowd, officers and representatives of the Dresden zoo and hunting office at first tried to coax the animal into a large trailer. Watched by a large crowd, officers and representatives of the Dresden zoo and hunting office tried to coax the elk into a trailer. But after several unsuccessful attempts, they used a tranquilliser so they could hoist it out of the narrow doorway.
But after several unsuccessful attempts, they used a tranquiliser on the animal so they could hoist him out of the narrow entryway.
It was not immediately clear where the elk, thought to be between two and three years old, should end up.It was not immediately clear where the elk, thought to be between two and three years old, should end up.
"We cannot have him at the zoo because the fence is not high enough," a zoo spokeswoman said."We cannot have him at the zoo because the fence is not high enough," a zoo spokeswoman said.
The elk had been spotted in the eastern city in recent days and earlier on Monday showed up at the car park of a shopping centre. The elk had been spotted in the city in recent days and earlier on Monday appeared at the car park of a shopping centre.
After a crowd gathered and police were summoned, the animal bolted toward the office building. After a crowd gathered and police were summoned, the animal bolted towards the office building.
A spokesman for the forestry authority for Saxony state said the elk had probably come from Poland or the Czech Republic, which border the region.A spokesman for the forestry authority for Saxony state said the elk had probably come from Poland or the Czech Republic, which border the region.
"There are various migratory routes that run through Saxony," he said."There are various migratory routes that run through Saxony," he said.