Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News                                Port Angeles Police Officer Kyle Cooper pets a female deer that was stuck between two fence posts downtown Monday. Port Angeles firefighters used the Jaws of Life to separate the posts and set the doe free at about 12:30 p.m. The doe appeared to have attempted to jump through the gap between fence posts at the intersection of Marine Drive and Front Street, but its hips couldn’t make it through. “Never have I seen anything like that,” he said. Cooper said the deer appeared mostly unharmed, with minor skin injuries.

Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles Police Officer Kyle Cooper pets a female deer that was stuck between two fence posts downtown Monday. Port Angeles firefighters used the Jaws of Life to separate the posts and set the doe free at about 12:30 p.m. The doe appeared to have attempted to jump through the gap between fence posts at the intersection of Marine Drive and Front Street, but its hips couldn’t make it through. “Never have I seen anything like that,” he said. Cooper said the deer appeared mostly unharmed, with minor skin injuries.

Woe, a deer: First responders free animal from fence

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Fire Department came to the rescue when a passerby discovered a female deer stuck between two fence posts in downtown Monday.

The doe appeared to have attempted to jump through the gap between fence posts at the intersection of Marine Drive and Front Street, but it’s hips couldn’t make it through.

Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to separate the posts, letting the deer run free.

Port Angeles Officer Kyle Cooper said a passerby first reported the deer at about 11:45 p.m. and the deer was free by 12:30 p.m.

“Never have I seen anything like that,” he said.

Cooper said the deer appeared mostly unharmed, with minor skin injuries.

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Reporter Jesse Major can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 56250, or at jmajor@peninsuladailynews.com.

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