A deer that apparently fell off of a rock bluff, became trapped in a tree and eventually freed by firefighters on February 25, 2001, had died in Monroe County, Illinois, February 27, 2001. The 150 pound, male deer became impaled in the tree for about eight hours before he was sedated and removed from the tree. He was taken to a wildlife area by veterinarians, but was discoved dead the next day. Photo by Monroe County Sheriffs Department/UPI