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Muntjac deer rescued after tangling with railings

News imageCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service A muntjac deer on its side in the centre of the image, caught up in silver-coloured railings on the left. Its head is pointing to the right. Its torso is through one pair of the railings and its back legs are pointing through the adjacent pair.Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
The animal appeared to have trapped itself by putting its torso through one pair of railings and its legs through the adjacent gap

Firefighters have rescued a muntjac deer that got itself all in a tangle in a set of railings.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue's White Watch Cambridge crew was called to free the animal after it got stuck in Impington, just after 05:00 GMT on New Year's Day.

A spokesperson said: "This muntjac deer must've had a little too much fun celebrating the new year."

Despite the animal's apparent confusion, it was unharmed and the firefighters were able to release it back into the wild.

News imageCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service A back view of a muntjac deer that is stuck in silver-coloured railings. Its head is pointing towards the top of the image. Its torso is through one pair of the railings and its back legs are pointing through the adjacent pair. Its tail is on the ground.Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Muntjac are a small but stocky species of deer, now widespread in England after being brought from China to Woburn Park, Bedfordshire, in the early 20th Century

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