Members of Cleveland Fire Engine 2 responded on Fire Boat Marine 21 to a report of a deer in distress behind the Rock Hall of Fame on Monday evening. Ladder 23 was irst on scene and confirmed that a young buck had been swimming in the harbor and was now laying on the rocks next to the wall.
In coordination with the Cleveland Metroparks and Ohio Department of Natural Resources, they were able to load the exhausted animal into a stokes basket used for water rescues. They strapped him down and relocated him to the wooded area near Gordon Park, not far from the E.72nd Marina.
The firemen teamed up with Cleveland Metroparks and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to place the deer in a stokes basket used for water rescue. They carried the stretcher to the East 72nd Street Marina and released him in a wooded area where he probably had been living.
Nice job by Lt Mike Dailey, and Firefighters Eric Hack, Nicolas Rivera, and Daniel Holowenko!
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