Oh deer! Muntjac wedged upside down between houses

At a glance
  • A deer managed to wedge itself upside down between two houses in Louth
  • RSPCA and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue crews were able to free the animal with specialist equipment
  • The muntjac ran off into nearby undergrowth
  • Author, Eleanor Maslin
  • Role, 大象传媒 News

Image source, RSPCA

Image caption, The muntjac managed to squeeze itself between two houses in Louth

A deer had to be rescued after it wedged itself upside down in a tiny gap between two houses.

The RSPCA and Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue worked together to save the stricken animal in Louth.

Ropes and poles were used to slowly pull it through the gap to safety.

Animal rescue officer Karen Nix said it was "such a relief" to free the deer and see it run free into nearby undergrowth.

Image source, RSPCA

Image caption, Ropes and poles were used to pull the deer to safety

Crews from Louth Fire Station and animal rescue specialists from Lincoln North worked together to release the male muntjac on 25 January.

They used a ladder, lines, hook and other equipment to free it.

Ms Nix said: 鈥淭his 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."

She thanked Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue crews for their help and said they "couldn't have saved him" without them.

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