Each fall in Michigan, it feels like our deer population finds all sorts of ways to get into jams. If you have lived here long enough, you have probably seen photos of bucks tangled in backyard hammocks, wedged between fence pickets, or dragging decorative holiday lights through the woods. But just when you think you have seen it all, our local wildlife finds a new way to surprise us.
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Livonia First Responders Team Up for an Unusual Backyard Rescue
This week, Livonia Fire and Rescue responded to one of the weirdest animal-related calls yet this season: a buck taking an accidental swim in a residential inground swimming pool.
According to the department, the big guy fell right through a secured pool cover. With the pool partially drained for the season, he was unable to get enough footing on the slick sides to climb out.
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