A deer surprised by the tide saved by the SNSM in Finistère

Rescuers from the National Society for Sea Rescue (SNSM) in Roscoff (Finistère) carried out an extremely rare operation this Saturday afternoon.

They intervened to save a deer from the water near Saint-Pol-de-Léon (Finistère).

The animal had been surprised by the rising tide and was completely disoriented, says

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He came out of it safe and sound.

Exhausted and refrigerated

Warned by a boater, the rescuers approached the animal using their semi-rigid canoe.

The deer was then swimming away from the shore to try to reach a rock.

Rescuers steered him to shore.

Once on dry land, the deer was so tired and chilled that he couldn't move.

On the advice of a veterinarian, rescuers carefully loaded the deer into a car and released it in a sunny area.

They watched the place to avoid any dog ​​attack and saw the animal get back on its four legs after three hours.

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