Firefighter bear-hugs terrified deer on icy lake in daring rescue

When the deer was back on land, Samsill quickly covered her eyes to calm her while he took her temperature and checked her for injuries. Once Fish and Wildlife workers were confident the white-tailed yearling wasn’t injured or hypothermic, they took her to a nearby wooded area away from the highway and released her.

“She ran off as, as expected,” Samsill said, “to do deer things.”