After receiving the call from the anguished community of El Doce, in the rural area of Tarazaat Bajo Cauca Antioquiaworkers of EPM managed this Monday the happy rescue of a lazy bear that was trapped between high voltage cables in the area.
The rescue was carried out by Víctor Hugo López, 38, who pointed out that the alert of the community in the area began at noon.
“They called me from noon – says Víctor -. I have a lot of contact with the leaders of the area and they asked me for help because the little animal was there early, “he said.
According to López, he was in the middle of another operation when he was able to go through the sector of El Doce and see the sloth bear on the wires.
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🤩 Today we woke up to this beautiful scene: Our brave and committed colleague Victor Hugo López rescues a lazy bear 🦥 in the municipality of Tarazá 💕 How about this important work?
📹 Thanks to partner Alex Misas for capturing this moment #SustainabilityEPM 🦥 pic.twitter.com/sp45uQLOfU– EPM we are there (@EPMestamosahi) February 15, 2022
He was immediately afraid of what might happen to him and decided to call the company so that they would authorize the rescue and proceed to take all the security measures.
“I saw him all sunstroke and I was afraid that a short that was going to take his life,” the man recalls. Everyone was waiting for the rescue, but first they had to do the whole process from Medellin so that it would be safe to get on”.
The moment in which Víctor climbed the pole and began to attract the animal was recorded in a video. Although he resisted Víctor assures that he started talking to him to calm him down.
“I told him to come, not to be afraid of me, that I wanted to save his life,” says Víctor. I asked him to listen to me, that this was to return it to its habitat. It was very nice because when I was finally able to hold him in our arms we lowered him with great affection and care”.
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Víctor Hugo López and Alex Misas from the municipality of Tarazá return a sloth rescued from the top of a utility pole to its natural habitat. 🤩🙌 #SustainabilityEPM is to protect wildlife in the territories where we have a presence. 🦥 pic.twitter.com/e5wyEdnDG5
– EPM we are there (@EPMestamosahi) February 15, 2022
It is the first time that Víctor has carried out a rescue of this type in the three years that he has been working with EPM. He points out that it was a very emotional moment, as the community applauded him when he came down with the sloth bear in his arms.
The procedure took place between 3:30 and 5 in the afternoon. The rescue of sloth it took 20 minutes.
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The animal was left in its natural habitat. Víctor assures that he saw him very happy and without any injuries.
“Welcome to freedom, little bear. Climb up the tree. Don’t fall, son,” Víctor is heard saying in the video where they return the sloth bear to its habitat.
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