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Cascade firefighters save deer from icy river

Posted at 3:24 PM, Mar 01, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-01 15:24:57-05

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Firefighters in Cascade Township  used some of their water rescue training to save a deer Thursday morning.

The department posted on their Facebook page that they were called to the Thornapple River to rescue a doe that had fallen through the ice near the Camelback Bridge. A fawn was seen watching from the riverbank.

After about 30 minutes using a Nebulus ice rescue system with ropes and pulleys, they were able to get the deer out of the water and to safety.