Fawn rescued after getting trapped in metal fence

A fawn stuck in a metal railing in Southampton, with its head poking on the other side of where its body has become stuck. Image source, Hampshire and IOW Fire and Rescue Service
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The fawn's mother was waiting nearby and the pair left after it was freed

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Firefighters rescued a fawn that got stuck in a metal fence in Southampton.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service said a crew helped the young deer whose hip had got stuck in the fence in Vermont Close at about 16:00 BST on 26 May.

A force spokesperson said the "fawn was on the fence about which way to go" but was quickly freed after a crew used a hydraulic spreader to bend the metal.

The fawn's mother was waiting nearby and the spokesperson said she had "deer-ly missed [it]" while stuck.

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