Oregon officer rescues baby deer stuck in fence
McLaughlin pets it before it springs up and runs away.
EUGENE (AP) - An animal welfare officer in Oregon is getting attention after her body-worn camera captured her rescuing a baby deer.
The Eugene Police Department on Thursday made public a video and photo of Officer Shawni McLaughlin freeing a terrified fawn that got stuck in a backyard fence.
In the video, McLaughlin wraps the fawn s head in a towel and lifts it from between two narrow fence posts as she gently talks to the deer.
The fawn lies on the ground for a few seconds after being freed, apparently not aware it can walk.
McLaughlin pets it before it springs up and runs away. An open sore can be seen on the fawn s left hip.
