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Firefighters hoist deer out of hole on Wisconsin college campus

Firefighters came to the rescue of a deer that became trapped in hole on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus. Photo courtesy of the Stevens Point Fire Department/Facebook
Firefighters came to the rescue of a deer that became trapped in hole on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus. Photo courtesy of the Stevens Point Fire Department/Facebook

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Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Wisconsin came to the rescue of a deer that fell into a hole in the ground on a college campus and couldn't climb back out.

The Stevens Point Fire Department said on social media that crews were called to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point when a "woodland friend" near Lot J "got in over their head."

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Firefighters "were able to restrain, secure, and free the deer from its predicament," the post said.

The department shared a photo of the rescue, saying it was the only picture taken "as the deer was MORE than excited to be out and safely reunited with its kind."

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