Three Deer Fell Through the Ice—Then a Drone Came to the Rescue

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On March 15, three deer fell through the ice on Big Green Lake in Wisconsin and struggled to find their way back to shore. The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office used a drone to help safely guide the animals to land, working alongside wildlife officers in a coordinated rescue effort. It’s a wild moment of teamwork and tech saving the day.  The real story doesn’t stop here. Keep watching on REELZ+.  reelzplus.com

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00:00Deputies were called after somebody spotted several deer stranded in the middle of this semi-frozen lake.

00:08Here they all are, all three of them, and they appear to be a mother and two fawns.

00:12They're about 200 yards from shore right here, and really there's no way for the deputies to reach them, but they do have a plan.

00:21The deputies launch a drone, and their strategy is to use the drone to corral the deer back to dry land, and it seems to work.

00:30Two of the deer begin swimming back to shore. The first one hops onto dry land, no problem.

00:36Not so easy for the second one. It looks like this deer is completely exhausted, but fortunately, that deer makes it back up as well.

00:45But then there's still one more deer stuck in the middle of the lake, and she is refusing to budge.

00:51They lower the drone, which starts buzzing right over the deer's head, and it seems to be working.

00:56She begins sort of doggy paddling or deer paddling, in her case, through the ice, finally making it back to shore.

01:04And, you know, this is one of those things where you want to get in the water. It is just too far.

01:08That's a minute until you can't breathe.

01:11Yeah, and you could see, obviously, the deer just are seizing up, almost quitting.

01:16That was pretty wise, though, to put something above them to spook them to safety.

01:19Okay?

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