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Deer rescue
Brentwood, NY
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Oh Deer: Boy Rescues Fawn From Swimming Pool At Long Island Home (Video)
A 12-year-old Long Island boy has gone viral on social media after rescuing a baby deer that fell into his backyard swimming pool. The heartwarming incident was captured in a video posted to TikTok on Sunday, June 4 by Greg Masaitis, a Massapequa-based real estate agent. “She’s like a day old. I hope she don’t fall into the pool, I’m gonna have to go get her,” Masaitis says in the video seconds before the fawn walks straight into the pool outside his St. James home. When it becomes clear that the young animal can’t get out on its own, Masaitis and his son Anthony spring into action. “Jus…
Bedford, NY
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Deer Stuck In Iron Gate Freed By Hydraulic Tool In Bedford: Video
Thanks to quick action from a passerby and police officer, a deer that had found itself in a tight spot in Northern Westchester was able to wiggle itself free from an iron gate. The incident happened on Sunday, March 26 around 10:30 a.m., when a man told police that a deer had become stuck between two wrought iron gates in Bedford on Sarles Street, according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeff Gulick. Soon after this, Officer John Moylan and the man who found the deer began working to free the animal, using a hydraulic spreader to widen the opening between the iron bars to allow the deer more roo…
Kingston, NY
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Deer Rescued After Falling Into Septic Tank In Region
Officers rescued a deer that fell through the top of an abandoned septic tank in the region. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police officers in Sullivan County rescued the deer on Friday, June 3, in Phillipsport. Officers Doroski and Walraven procured tools from the owner of the property and removed soil from the tank's perimeter to create a pathway to assist the deer, DEC said. Walraven then secured a rope around the deer, and they pulled the deer out of the hole. DEC said the animal was "exhausted but otherwise unharmed" and ran out of sight shortly af…
Northern Valley, NJ
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Deer Rescued From Demarest Storm Drain
It was a team effort as responders rescued a deer from a storm drain in Demarest. Police who responded to several calls summoned borough DPW workers and both Demarest and Haworth firefighters to County Road and Eastview Terrace shortly before 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4. The deer was safely removed and then examined by an animal control officer before being released.
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Deer Stuck On Ice Rescued From Hunterdon County Reservoir (
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A deer that had gotten trapped on a section of ice was rescued from a Hunterdon County reservoir Thursday afternoon, authorities shared in a touching series of photos. The deer was found stranded on the ice near the swimming area at Round Valley Reservoir in Clinton Township, according to South Branch Emergency Services, which was called to the rescue scene by NJ Park Police. Rescuers first tried using an inflatable boat but upgraded to an ice rescue sled to locate the deer, SBES said on Facebook. Crew members were then able to lasso the deer with a rescue rope and navigate the ice sled b…
Rivertowns, NY
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'Jaws Of Life' Used To Rescue Deer In Area
Oh, deer. First responders in the area went through unusual measures to make a special save after a distressed deer found itself in a precarious position and in need of assistance. In Rockland County, officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a North Pascack Road residence in the hamlet of Hillcrest at approximately noon on Monday, Dec. 13, where there was a report of a deer whose head was stuck in a fence in the area. Using the Jaws of Life, officers and crews from the Hillcrest Fire Department were able to safely separate the fence wide enough for the spooked deer to e…
York, PA
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Deer Gets Trapped In Oil Pit In York County After Surviving Crash [Photos]
A white-tailed doe was rescued from an oil change pit in Hanover on Monday, according to the Pennsylvania State Game Commission. Bryan Smith, manager of Costa Oil and employee Preston Kramer called Hanover Borough police after a customer saw a deer in the building located in the 200 block of York Street around 11:30 a.m., according to police. The white-tailed doe had bolted across morning traffic, a customer told police. The white-tailed doe spotted in the oil-change pit of Costa Oil.Preston Kramer The doe was standing in an 8-foot-deep oil-change pit, according to local police-- who r…