Firefighters have rescued a deer after it became trapped in a fence close to a Newcastle Metro station.
The roe deer had caught its head between the metal pickets of a fence in a wooded area near Benton Metro Station on Friday, June 10, and was growing increasingly distressed. Firefighters from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service’s (TWFRS) Byker station were alerted to the animal's plight and were quickly on the scene to help free it.
Using a heavy-duty forcible entry tool called a hooligan, firefighters were able to bend the pickets enough for the deer to wiggle its head out. They then waited for the RSPCA to arrive so the deer could be checked over and cared for properly before being released back into nature.
