Firefighters rescue deer from Ottawa River

By CityNews Ottawa

Posted Dec 17, 2022 06:49:00 PM.

The water rescue of Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) rescued a deer that fell through this ice on the Ottawa River near Shirleys Bay Park.

When approaching from the ice failed for fear of scaring the deer into open water, the rescue team approached from the water and ushered the deer back onto the ice and it returned to shore.

At 10am, one of our Water Rescue Teams went out to rescue a deer who fell through the ice on the Ottawa River near Shirleys Bay Park. Water Rescue Techs approached the deer from the solid ice side but the deer got scared & they didn’t want it to go into open water. #OttNews 1/2 pic.twitter.com/YPhMJkM2WU

— Ottawa Fire Services (@OttFire) December 17, 2022

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