Beaver fells tree onto telephone line in St. Leonhard

A beaver felled a tree that landed on a telephone line in St. Leonhard bei Freistadt, prompting a callout for firefighters on Thursday, ORF reported.

The alarm reported a tree on a power line. A resident called emergency services after seeing that a tree had fallen, but firefighters found it had hit a telephone line instead.

Michael Diesenreiter of the St. Leonhard volunteer fire brigade said the wood chips around the felled tree made the cause clear. The beaver had disappeared.

Beavers regularly gnaw through trees and shrubs along a nearby stream, with residents usually dealing with the damage themselves. The callout was the first involving a beaver for the local fire brigade.