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Deer rescued from sewage plant in Britain

By Ben Hooper
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The RSPCA, a fire crew and workers at a British sewer plant teamed up to rescue a deer that fell 30 feet into an area that it was unable to climb out from. Photo courtesy of the RSPCA
The RSPCA, a fire crew and workers at a British sewer plant teamed up to rescue a deer that fell 30 feet into an area that it was unable to climb out from. Photo courtesy of the RSPCA

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Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Britain saved a deer from a stinky situation when the animal fell into a sewage plant and was unable to climb out.

The RSPCA said workers at the Hyndburn Water Treatment Works in Great Harwood, England, discovered a deer had fallen about 30 feet into a sewage area at the plant and was unable to climb the sloping walls.

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Animal collection officer Kelly Nix was summoned to the scene and solicited help from a Lancashire Fire Service crew for the rescue.

The rescuers were able to put the deer in a harness and the plant staff used a forklift truck to raise the roe deer to safety.

Nix said the deer was uninjured and was last seen running into nearby woods.

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