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Oh Deer! Young Doe Rescued From NC Storm Water Drain

With the guidance of wildlife officers, the rescue crew members were able to execute their technical rescue training and get the deer out safely.
A young doe was found in a Concord, NC neighborhood storm water drain after it appears she crawled through a culvert, having no way of escaping. First Responders were able to successfully get the deer out. (Photo: Concord Fire Dept. Facebook)

CONCORD, N.C.(WFMY)-- First Responders are used to getting calls for fires, car crashes, medical emergencies and natural disasters. In Concord, emergency workers can add doe rescue to their repertoire.

Friday, Rescue 3, a special ops team within the Concord Fire Department, got a call about a deer stuck in a storm water drain. A neighbor walking her dog said she saw the doe in the drain after her dog started "acting odd". She then contacted an off-duty fireman that she knew and he contacted the Chief Officer.

According to the city's Facebook post, a wildlife officer said the young doe may have crawled into a culvert and ended up in the storm water drain. After making its way into the drain, the doe realized there was no way out.

With the guidance of wildlife officers, the rescue crew members were able to execute their technical rescue training and get the deer out safely. The doe had some minor cuts.

Thank you to a crew that 'deerly' loves their job! (Okay, we stole line for them).

PHOTOS | Deer Rescued From NC Storm Drain

She was returned to her natural habitat....the wild.

"The more I see of deer, the more I admire them as mountaineers. They make their way into the heart of the roughest solitudes with smooth reserve of strength, through dense belts of brush and forest encumbered with fallen trees and boulder piles, across canons, roaring streams, and snow-fields, ever showing forth beauty and courage." --John Muir

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