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Jersey Shore Lifeguards, Cops Rescue Stranded Deer from Ocean

The deer got stuck in the water in Long Branch, Monmouth County

Long Branch Police

Emergency responders on land and in the water helped rescue a deer that got stuck in the ocean off a New Jersey beach.

The deer was spotted Thursday morning in the water near Rooney's Oceanfront Restaurant, Long Branch police wrote on Facebook.

Not your average ocean rescue!Outstanding job this morning by all involved in the rescue of this deer who somehow...

Posted by Long Branch Police Department on Thursday, July 16, 2020

Two members of the city's beach rescue team on personal water craft and two lifeguards on paddle boards headed into the surf, while police officers and an animal control supervisor on land helped coordinate the rescue.

The rescuers helped guide the young deer to shore at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park.

“We are happy to report that the deer survived his swim unharmed,” police wrote.

The deer did not show any sign of being injured.

Police wrote it's "a great reminder to only swim when a lifeguard is present!”

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