First responders rescue deer stuck in Totowa cemetery fence

Tuesday, November 1, 2016
TOTOWA, NJ -- Some first responders in New Jersey got a sunrise call for help - a deer caught in a cemetery fence.

Around 6:15 on Sunday morning, the animal somehow wedged itself between the bars.
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Members of the Totowa Fire Rescue team managed to calm the deer and widen the bars so it could break free.

VIDEO: Police rush to free deer stuck in a fence
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The deer did suffer a gash to its side, but is expected to heal.
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