The Rescuers » deer http://www.therescuers.fabulary.com Firefighters Saving Animals Tue, 20 Jan 2015 04:43:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 Baby Deer in a Net! http://www.therescuers.fabulary.com/2010/05/baby-deer-in-a-net/ http://www.therescuers.fabulary.com/2010/05/baby-deer-in-a-net/#comments Sat, 08 May 2010 01:39:17 +0000 http://www.therescuers.fabulary.com/?p=742 Baby deer in a net!

First, a happy tale, as imparted by Jeanine Asche of the San Mateo County Library. Asche works near the Crystal Springs watershed. Earlier this week, she was walking with a colleague during their afternoon break and heard a strange crying sound, which they thought might have been from a hawk.

Asche, however, soon realized that the noise was coming from a storm drain. “Peering over the side, both of us were completely surprised to see a small fawn, about the size of a house cat, looking up at us and crying helplessly,” Asche said.

She called animal control, but they told her that it might be a while before an officer could respond. So Asche walked to a nearby state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection station, and four firefighters — Scott Ernest, Brian Robbins, Carlos Lomeli and John Riddell — immediately geared up to help. Two San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies happened by the scene and also offered their assistance.

By then, the frightened deer had retreated farther into the storm drain. After some discussion, the firefighters decided to use their hose to push the deer through the storm drain, straight into an animal control net held by a sheriff’s deputy. (May 7, 2010) —Photo: Jeanine Asche

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“I’m an animal lover, so this is very gratifying,” said Volger. He had donned an ice rescue suit and waded into the freezing water to save the young deer, which had gone through the ice into the river near the Foster Road Bridge off Huron River Drive. Volger said the deer had an icicle beard and was not doing well when he arrived shortly after 8 a.m. Wearing the special gear, Volger walked on the ice to point where the deer had fallen through, with its head and front feet above ice. Volger then got into the water and wrapped a rope around the deer, which was barely moving. (Jan 2008) —[No photo credit given in article]

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Firefighters and rescuers gather around a cold deer they rescued from a Stanton-area pond, throwing their warm, heavy coats on top of it to help warm the animal. [Jan. 11, 2009]

[ Source – The source article includes touchingly complete coverage of this incident, including reflections on the fact that most of the firefighters also hunt deer. ]

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