A small, struggling fawn returned to its mother thanks to the quick action of West Shore emergency crews.

Around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, West Shore RCMP received a call of a young deer stuck in a wrought-iron gate at a residential property on ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 Porcher Place.

The fawn had been B次元官网网址渇rantically struggling to get out of the fence while mother deer watched nearby,B次元官网网址� RCMP say. Police called in Colwood Fire Rescue, who used hydraulic spreaders to open the fencing and free the deer.

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B次元官网网址淲e are happy to report the fawn was freed and reunited with its mother,B次元官网网址� said Const. Nancy Saggar West Shore RCMP media relations officer. B次元官网网址淭he homeowners were very understanding and gave permission to manipulate the fence as required but Colwood Fire Rescue was able to restore the fence to near original state.B次元官网网址�

Saggar said typically, animal complaints would go to BC Conservation officers, but when they arenB次元官网网址檛 available, police address the complaint.

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