(Shirley, NY)- A baby deer was rescued by police in Suffolk County after falling through ice. Suffolk County Marine Bureau Officers say they deployed an ice sled to reach the fawn and then pull her to safety. It happened in Narrow Bay off Smith Point County Park in Shirley on Sunday at 4:18pm. Officials say the deer water was approximately 40 degrees and the deer was towel dried, wrapped in blankets and then taken to an animal rescue for treatment.
Photo: Police officer Robert King from Marine Mike on an ice sled rescuing a deer from the water while officers Robert Daniels & Gary Quenzer tended to the line on the sled. Photo from Suffolk County Police