Firefighters rescue deer entangled in netting
Fire crews have helped rescue a deer after it became trapped near a football field.
The firefighters were called to reports of an animal in water near Wisbech St Mary, Cambridgeshire, at 07:37 BST on Sunday.
Crews from Wisbech, Dogsthorpe and Stanground arrived to find a deer entangled in netting in a ditch full of water.
They used specialist equipment to rescue and release the animal and returned to their stations by 08:40.
A spokesperson from the fire and rescue service said overall it had been a "good team performance on the pitch".
They said: "Members of the public met the crew and showed them to where the deer was stuck.
"Crews managed to cut the net to free the deer and covered it with a piece of sheeting to allow them to carry it back into the field to release it to safety."
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