Deer rescued from canal in Sacramento County. ‘He had completely given up’
Fire crews rescued a deer trapped in a canal Sunday afternoon in Sacramento County.
Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District water rescue crews responded around 3 p.m. to Tributary and Gold Canal near Gold River, according to social media posts, where they located a deer who had “completely given up.”
Crews successfully rescued the deer, who was unharmed.
“He had completely given up, and had to relax for a minute with his rescuers once out of the water,” Metro Fire officials wrote in a tweet.
Photos and videos from the fire district showed two rescue workers in a red raft wrangling the deer by its antlers, then slowly coaxing it to shore where more fire personnel awaited.
This story was originally published November 8, 2021 at 9:23 AM.
Michael McGough
The Sacramento Bee