A Fourth of July call in Oregon took Astoria firefighters somewhere unusual, onto a home’s roof to rescue a stranded baby deer.
The Astoria Fire Department responded on July 4 after someone called the station for help with a deer stuck on a home’s roof, according to People. By the time help arrived, the animal had reportedly been there for about an hour.
“This certainly doesn’t happen everyday but somehow this young deer got onto a roof and needed a little help from your Astoria Firefighters,” the Astoria Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
People reported that a firefighter used a roof ladder to reach the house and gently pick up the fawn. The deer’s mother stayed nearby during the rescue.
After securing the fawn, the firefighter carried it to the stairs so it could make its way back to the ground, according to the outlet.
“The fawn made a few noises that alerted its mom, and while the baby deer ran down the stairs the mother ran over to the stairs as they reunited,” an AFD spokesperson said, as reported by People.
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