Halifax Fire officials and members of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources spend part of Sunday morning working to rescue a deer that was stuck on the ice of Long Lake in Hammonds Plains, N.S.
Firefighters were called to the area shortly before 11 a.m. When they got there, they found a deer stranded and unable to make it to shore.
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Two officials walked out on the ice and were able to use a rope to pull the deer safely to the shore, where it was determined she was suffering from a broken leg.
DNR staff are now assessing the deer to determine what the next steps are.