Police officer saves deer tangled in soccer net

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the Foxborough Police Department wrote, it was “All in a day’s work” as an officer came to the rescue of a deer that had become trapped in a soccer net.

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According to a Facebook post from the department, a person noticed a deer that had its head stuck in the net at Ahern Middle School. The deer had been struggling to get out and was bleeding.

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Officer Ryan McGrath responded, and after working for a few minutes was able to get the deer freed from the soccer goal.

McGrath helped calm the deer, giving it a few sips of water. Once it was able, the deer got up and ran back into the woods, police shared on social media.