CONCORD, N.C. -- Officials with the City of Concord became heroes to a young doe this week.

  • Deer rescued from storm drain.
  • Happened in Concord.
  • Deer returned to wild. 

The city's Rescue 3 unit saved the deer after it wound up in a neighborhood storm drain. 

According to Public Safety, the deer appears to have crawled through a culvert and got stuck. 

 

deer
Courtesy: Concord Public Safety

The rescue team was able to apply technical rescue training and return the deer to her natural habitat with only minor cuts and injuries.

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