'Oh deery me,' say crews rescuing tangled stag

A stag caught in netting in a field in Heydon, CambridgeshireImage source, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service
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Firefighters came to the aid of the stuck stag on Saturday

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A stuck stag "got itself into a bit of bother" by becoming entangled in a large piece of netting.

Firefighters from Cambridgeshire worked to free the deer, after it was called to Heydon, near Royston, at 13:30 GMT on Saturday.

"Oh deery me, external!" the service said on its Facebook page.

Crews worked with a local vet to rescue the deer that "found his way home", it added.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service
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Fire crews from Cambridge, Linton and Royston were called in to help

Firefighters left the scene at about 16:00, it added.

Image source, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
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A vet helped fire crews release the trapped deer

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