Watch: South Dakota antelope gives new meaning to 'shoehorn' after life-saving rescue
Roaming somewhere in the plains of South Dakota is antelope giving a new meaning to a 'shoehorn' after a man lost his kicks while freeing the trapped animal near Edgemont.
Antelope runs off with man's shoe after being rescued
A man lost his shoe after freeing an antelope caught in wired fencing near Edgemont, South Dakota, on Friday, October 14.
EDGEMONT, S.D. – Home, home on the range.
Where the deer and the antelope play … with a shoe stuck on its antler.
Yes, roaming somewhere in the plains of South Dakota is antelope giving a new meaning to a "shoehorn" after a man lost his kicks while freeing the trapped animal near Edgemont.
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In a video recorded on Oct. 14 by Jamie Litzel, the man is seen pinning the antelope’s horns with his feet while another man cuts the wire fence. Once freed, the animal’s horns pierce through the shoe of the man holding it down, toppling him over.
A man lost his shoe after freeing an antelope caught in wired fencing near Edgemont, South Dakota, on Friday, October 14. (Jaymie Litzel via Storyful)
Litzel said the antelope still had the shoe stuck in its horn the next day after spotting the animal on her family’s ranch.
"The animal was seen the next morning while we gathered cattle with the shoe still on the horn," she said. "We went out after the cattle work was done but were unable to find the animal."