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Suffolk County Police Department
Emergency crews in Long Island, N.Y., rescued a baby deer Thursday that had fallen 20 feet into a manhole.
Police spent over four hours rescuing a baby deer Thursday that fell 20 feet into a manhole in Long Island, N.Y.
Landscapers working by a vacant lot under construction in Mount Sinai, N.Y., called Suffolk County Police just after 3:30 p.m. when they noticed the fawn had fallen into the manhole, police said.
Suffolk County Police Department
Emergency service officers lower Officer Walter Justincic into a manhole to rescue the fawn.
Four emergency service officers responded around 5 p.m., according to a police report, and tested the environment to make sure it was safe to descend in to the manhole.
After putting on a harness and breathing apparatus, Emergency Service Officer Walter Justincic was lowered approximately 18-20 feet down to the deer, police said.
Justincic put a separate harness on the torso of the deer, which police said was crying but otherwise seemed fine.
The officers hoisted the deer to ground level at around 8 p.m. and then brought up Justincic back up.
The officers then released the deer and it ran into the woods, seemingly unscathed.
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Nice!
SCPD- well done.
Glad they were able to save Bambi.
Im surprised no conservative has said the deer needs to pay the tax for the rescue...
Apparently nobody has bothered to explain to you who it is that wants to tax everything from your income, to the phuqing air we breath.
Sam, You are a total Ass hole!!!!!!
Somebody most likely someone stole the man hole cover and the poor deer fell inWhat good good men!!! My hats is off you all. People who care about others and animals are tops on my list.
Most likely somebody stole the man cover and this poor deer fell in. Thank You rescuers!
Nice to see the officers on the ground using proper belaying techniques.. No harness on the guy lowering the officer in... GOOD JOB with safety. I am happy the fawn made it out un hurt
Its very good publicity to help wild life the green movement loves you for it !!!!!!!!!!
Nice job, guys. Nice story, and happy ending.
Sweet!! Glad to see humanity at its best once in a while! I do hope the little one found it's parents!!
Mama deer was probably watching from the woods the entire time. The rescuers were fantastic, but it is also good to know that the landscapers cared enough to phone the police for help rather than just ignoring the fawn.
Poor little thing. It must have been terrified. Where was the cover, it could have been a child.
Yes this was a moment of human kindness and compassion. Good for everyone involved...we need many more stories like this.
Two things:
I'm glad it was a deer and not a child that fell in and ....
Great job saving that deer!
All of you who use derogatory names when referring to the police and belittle their work should remember moments like these.
Great work.
awwwwwwww
Me too, Maggie.
where it was immediately taken down and messily devoured by a hungry mountain lion.
Mountain lion? Not on Long Island!
Long Island lion?
No, Red Lion, Hawaii
As a Long Islander AND a 3 year resident of Schofield I applaud your reference to Red Lion ! Many a night in the 90's did I start there.
I can appreciate this story. I live on property bordering on state game lands. I had steps installed in the shallow end of my pool as on more than one occasion I have found animals were either in hot weather swimming in the pool or had fallen in the pool in the dark. I have an alarm system that I activate at night that tells me if something or someone has gone into the pool. Deer seem to reallly like th pool in hot weather and they were here before I built the house. So I have no problem with them playing in my pool as I play in their woods.
whatever you do...don't start crapping in the woods... or your in for a whole new ball game
Love your compassion for other living creatures. Also, kudos for recognizing that your habitat has invaded their habitat, but you willingly share the space and do what's possible to make it as safe as possible for the native deer. Nothing more beautiful than nature in harmony. Good job!
What a great story. Now this deer can grow up and provide venison to a hunter.
I guess video of this event was out of the question. Great work by the rescue team.
baby deer's 5 hour internal monologue:
'ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! *breath* ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!'
it's so cute:)
Yay, what good news and a wonderful thing to do. Thank you!!
Fawn = Young deer: a young deer, especially one that is unweaned or less than a year old. Appreciate MSNBC for bringing us a good story for a change, but points detracted for actively working to ensure that the english language is further dumbed down for no reason.
way to go guys!!! proud of you.....i love stories like this! :)
I've had to get ducks out of our manholes but never a deer... gees... not too much room in there for two people and things.. "and you want me to do what?"... I'll stick to ducks.. they are much smaller.....
It's NOT a BABY DEER it is a FAWN! I expect better from a news organization.
So it is not a deer? So it is not a baby
young deer: a young deer, especially one that is unweaned or less than a year old
? It may indeed be called a fawn, but when you get right down to it, it is a baby born of a deer. From the dictionary:
Wonder why they didnt show a pic of the fawn being raised up and let loose? But great deed by some caring people. Nice to read something good is happening in this world.
Warms my heart on a rainy Friday afternoon!!