Crime & Safety
Firefighters Rescue Fawn Trapped in Pleasanton Fence
The animal was trapped in the fence for at least four hours before firefighters arrived.
PLEASANTON, CA — Firefighters in Pleasanton were able to help release a fawn that had gotten trapped in an iron fence Friday.
Firefighters with the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department responded at 9:52 a.m. to Twelve Oaks Drive on a report the fawn had been trapped in the fence for at least four hours. Firefighters and Pleasanton police officers used air bags primarily used for heavy lifting during rescue operations to spread the fence bars far enough apart to free the fawn.
After about five minutes, crews were able to free the fawn.The animal ran off after being freed.
Witnesses reported the fawn's mother was seen earlier standing by the trapped fawn.
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By Bay City News
Photo courtesy Livermore-Pleasanton Fire
