VIDEO: Police rush to free deer stuck in a fence

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
PITTSBURGH, PA (KTRK) -- A deer survived a scary ordeal after it became stuck in a metal fence.

A Pittsburgh police officer led the charge to free the poor animal, which was visibly distraught.
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Video shows the officer wrapping the deer with a blanket he had in his patrol vehicle. Then a crew of people set out to bring the deer to freedom.

Some cable cutters weren't strong enough to break through the steel bars, so they used a tool similar to the jaws of life.
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Officer Jim Genco with Animal Care and Control says the SWAT jack was able to free the animal, which ran off as soon as the bars loosened their grip.
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