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Nov. 16, 2017 / 11:49 AM

Man frees deer from chain-link fence predicament in Washington state

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A Washington state man who discovered a deer with its leg stuck in a chain-link fence came to the buck's rescue and captured the event on video.

Daniel Leifer of Spokane posted a video to Facebook showing the deer he discovered Wednesday morning with its rear leg stuck at the top of the metal fence.

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The video shows Leifer speaking softly to the deer to keep it calm while he worked to free its leg.

"Helped a deer out this morning," Leifer wrote.

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