Crime & Safety
Firefighters Free Deer Stuck In Fence In College Park (Photos)
The crew was able to use a rope and halligan bar to spread the railings and help the deer escape.
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Firefighters don't just help humans -- some firefighters in College Park managed to free a couple of deer that had become trapped in a nearby fence.
Prince George's County Fire spokesman Mark Brady tweeted Thursday that a citizen stopped by College Park Station 812 on Tuesday to report that a pair of deer had become stuck between fence railings a short distance away.
The crew found the deer and were able to use a rope and halligan bar to spread the railings and allow the deer to go about their day.
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Tue, Oct 2, a citizen stopped by College Park Station 812 & advised a pair of deer were stuck between fence railings a short distance away. The crew found the deer & ended up using rope & halligan bar to spread the railings & free the deer that scampered off into the woods #PGFD pic.twitter.com/pTKyjGUWkw
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) October 4, 2018
(Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
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