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Deer marooned on River Thames island rescued

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It took more than two hours to rescue the deer (not pictured) from the island on Thursday

A deer that had got itself stranded on an island in the River Thames was rescued by firefighters.

It took crews about two hours and 15 minutes to use a boat, rescue the deer and bring it back to the banks of the river in Hurley, Berkshire, at about 14:15 GMT on Thursday.

A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Maidenhead and Reading helped with the rescue, along with another from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

A team from Berkshire Lowland Search and Rescue also helped bring the deer back.

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