What now? Deer trapped in epic fence fail

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A photo shows the young deer stuck in a wrought-iron fence that surrounds the cemetery. Rangers say it appears that they were trying to get into the cemetery, but their back legs wouldn’t fit through the opening.

A Department of Natural Resource ranger later rescued two deer hanging from a fence at a Hall County cemetery in Georgia.

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Christie Melendrez was visiting a grave around 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery when she saw the deer and immediately called the DNR.

“I was standing at (the) grave and heard a cry. I looked over that way and there they were. It broke my heart hearing them cry out,” she said.

A ranger came out quickly and was able to free the deer from the fence. Melendrez says the ranger told her that the deer had probably been stuck there all night long.

Video shows the ranger lifting the deer up and maneuvering them out of the fence. Both deer ran back into the woods.

Melendrez says she thanks God she saw them and was able to call someone to rescue them.

“I’m just glad it was a happy ending. It was amazing watching them run off after being released,” she said.

WPXI