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'Oh deery me,' say crews rescuing tangled stag

News imageCambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service A stag caught in netting in a field in Heydon, CambridgeshireCambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service
Firefighters came to the aid of the stuck stag on Saturday

A stuck stag "got itself into a bit of bother" by becoming entangled in a large piece of netting.

Firefighters from Cambridgeshire worked to free the deer, after it was called to Heydon, near Royston, at 13:30 GMT on Saturday.

"Oh deery me!" the service said on its Facebook page.

Crews worked with a local vet to rescue the deer that "found his way home", it added.

News imageCambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service Firefighters working to free a stuck stag in Heydon, CambridgeshireCambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service
Fire crews from Cambridge, Linton and Royston were called in to help

Firefighters left the scene at about 16:00, it added.

News imageCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service Firefighters working to rescue a deer stuck in nettingeshireCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
A vet helped fire crews release the trapped deer

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