Cherokee deputy frees baby deer trapped in fence

WSBTV.com News Staff

June 5, 2022, 6:20 PM·1 min read

A fawn is back with its mother after a Cherokee County deputy rescued it on Saturday.

The sheriff’s office says someone noticed on Saturday afternoon that the fawn was stuck in a fence behind a home off of Wiley Bridge Road in Woodstock and contacted them to help.

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Deputy Kay heard the call and sprang into action, the department said in a Facebook post.

Luckily, she was able to free the baby from the fence without it getting hurt.

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The fawn was reunited with its mother, who was waiting for her baby to get free in the area, shortly after.

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