Welshpool: Deer carcass found after police's don't eat plea
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Police have appealed for the person who took the deer to contact them
A dead deer that was taken from the side of a road, prompting police to issue a plea for people not to eat it, has been found.
Officers were called to the A458 Golfa straight at 06:50 BST on Thursday after a car hit the animal one mile (1.6km) from Welshpool, Powys.
The deer was badly injured and had to be put down by a vet.
Some time between 08:00 and 08:50, the deer was taken from the road by a member of the public, Dyfed-Powys said.
The force said the medication given to the animal could pose a health risk to anyone planning to eat it.
Following an appeal, police said on Thursday evening that the deer had been found and would be disposed of correctly.
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