Oh 'deer'! Fire crews rescue stricken muntjac

The deer being extracted from the gap in the wall. Photos: twitter.com/RSPCA_Frontline

On Thursday morning (January 25) crews from Louth were called by the RSPCA to assist with the rescue of a muntjac deer that had got itself wedged upside down between two walls.

The animal welfare charity was called to help firefighters from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service during the rescue on January 25.

Animal Rescue Officer Karen Nix attended with her colleague Inspector Laura Jones.

The deer being extracted from the gap in the wall.

Karen said: “This was a tricky rescue because the deer was trapped so tightly and to complicate matters was also upside down - it must have been terrifying for him. Thankfully he was freed and it was such a relief to watch him run free into the undergrowth.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue’s Louth crew attended the incident along with Lincoln North’s animal rescue specialists.

The crews used a short extension ladder, lines, hook and animal rescue equipment to lowly pull him through the gap to safety and release him.

Karen added: “I’d like to say a huge thank you to Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Service for attending the rescue; the deer could not have been saved without them.”