Two deer stranded in a southeastern Alaska waterway last week gladly accepted a ride from state troopers.
Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Alaska State Troopers sighted the deer swimming 4 miles offshore in the Clarence Strait as they returned to Ketchikan from Earnest Sound, the
Spokesperson Justin Freeman told the newspaper in a news release that the deer were fighting the current and were floating down the strait and were not close to the shore.“Both deer ran into the side of the boat with their heads, indicating they wanted on board,” Freeman told the newspaper. “The deer quickly swam over to the troopers on the swim step and let the troopers remove them from the water and place them on the back deck.
Troopers said the animals were in “rough shape” and appeared to be exhausted and stressed, Freeman said. While shaky at first, the deer finally could stand under their own power and trotted away, Freeman told the newspaper.Tennessee crew enters deep cave to rescue dog, find bear in their pathOne person shot and killed in deputy-involved shooting in Camden County, GBI said
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