Photo: Savannah Fire Department
Firefighters in Georgia rescued an “extremely exhausted” deer that got its antlers and neck caught in soccer netting.
The Savannah Fire Department said it responded to the call of the deer in distress at the Soccer Complex in Savannah, Georgia, on Sunday, according to a departmentFacebookpost.
“Netting from the soccer goal was tightly wrapped around the antlers and neck of a small buck. The animal was alive but extremely exhausted and barely able to lift its head,” the post read.
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Using trauma sheers, wire cutters and a knife, firefighters were able to rescue the deer.
“Once free, it wobbled a bit from exhaustion, then slowly trotted away,” the post concluded.
Savannah Fire Department
“Thank you for responding with mercy and compassion,” one person commented on the post, while another wrote, “That’s awesome! Thank you for saving this poor deer.”
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That same day, police in Suffolk County, New York, were also tasked with a deer rescue, but in dangerously cold waters.
Officers Robert Daniels, Robert King, and Gary Quenzer responded to the call and worked as a team to reach the fawn, who was floating “half-submerged in the icy water roughly 60 feet off-shore.”
The officers donned their winter rescue gear and, using a sled, retrieved the deer and brought it back to safety. After the successful rescue, the fawn was taken to an animal rescue for treatment.
source: people.com
