Ohio police stepped in to help the deer in an awkward situation.
On Wednesday, the New Philadelphia Police Department in Ohio shared a video on its Facebook page of Police Chief Tessa Pohovey, Officer Dakota Garbrandt-Hill and K9 handler Brad Geist working together to help a deer free its antlers from a hammock made of thick rope.
When authorities arrived, they found the wild animal deeply entangled in an outdoor hammock. Officers told Fox 8 that the more the deer tried to thrash around and break free, the more tired and tangled it became.
After the deer got tired of trying to escape, the officers grabbed it by the antlers to “control it” and then used a knife to “saw through the ropes of the hammock that was attached between two trees,” Pohovey said.
New Philadelphia police officers free a deer entangled in a hammock.
New Philadelphia Police Department
According to the caption on the Facebook post, “The deer was freed and ran unharmed into the forest!” after successful teamwork.
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“I love when we have a good outcome. We have a lot of deer in Tuscarawas County, and when we saw deer trotting free, it felt good to save a deer’s life,” Pohovey told Fox 8.
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A deer is returning to the wild after being freed from a hammock by New Philadelphia police.
New Philadelphia Police Department
Unfortunately, this is not the first time a deer has found itself entangled.
In November 2023, Pennsylvania residents called the Bethel Park Police Department so often about a deer that appeared to have netting stuck in its antlers that police released a statement about the animal.
Sightings of deer collared with “Pet” emblazoned on the body warrant an alert from a Mo officer.
Residents were told they were aware of the animal’s problem. They recommended that anyone who encounters a deer that appears to be in distress contact the local hunting commission.
CBS News spoke with Bethel Park hunter Bill Magnotti, who said the deer in question appeared to be “very mobile” and would be “fine.”
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