Elk with tire stuck around its neck for two years freed with help from wildlife officers

Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction. The bull elk weighinh 600-pound (270-kilogram) was spotted near Pine Junction, southwest of Denver, on Saturday evening and tranquilized, as per a statement by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.