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Christina Hallerdt, 67, and granddaughter Amanda were surprised to say the least when they had to empty the pool.
A holidaying elk calf had jumped into the water and had a cooling dip.
– Amanda thought it was really exciting, says Christina.
It wasn’t just Christina Hallerdt, 67, and granddaughter Amanda who needed to cool off during Friday’s extreme summer heat. When they both went out to the pool in the garden in Tyresö, it was busy.
– We were going to go down and rinse the pool when we saw the moose. We pulled up on the balcony again and sat and watched the moose for probably half an hour, says Christina Hallerdt.
She took the opportunity to snap a few photos of the large animal enjoying the cooling water.
– Once it got up and turned around before it settled down again, says Christina.
Granddaughter Amanda was overjoyed when she looked at the bathing animal.
– She thought it was really exciting, says Christina.
“Didn’t dare go near”
However, neither Christina nor Amanda dared to leave the safe vantage point on the balcony.
– We didn’t dare go near the moose, she says and continues:
– I thought it looked big. After half an hour the moose left the pool and then we saw that the mother was standing outside in the bush.
The unusual photos of the moose bathing were posted on Christina’s Facebook and many of her friends appreciated them.
– There were many who answered happily and wrote that “the moose probably also needs to cool off”, she says.
Although Christina has seen some moose roaming the area before, this incident stands out.
– It was really cool, she says.