First responders in Michigan pulled off an unusual rescue this week after finding a deer trapped in a one-foot gap between concrete barriers along an Oakland County highway.

According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office got the call around 2 p.m. Monday when a driver phoned Auburn Hills police to report that a deer had been hit by a vehicle and was now wedged in the narrow space dividing the northbound and southbound lanes.

Police called in the sheriff’s search and rescue team for backup. Using a technical truck and heavy-duty straps, the crew carefully lifted the animal out of the concrete trap. The operation took about an hour.

“Their diligence, training, and hard work paid off, enabling them to rescue the young deer and transfer it to a wildlife reh

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