ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A police officer in Ann Arbor helped rescue a deer that was caught in netting in a resident's backyard. 

At around 8:25 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, police received a call about a deer being stuck in netting in a resident's backyard.

Video footage shows that Ann Arbor Police Officer Dattolo was able to approach the deer and get it out of the netting.

Oh deer! Officer Dattolo responded to a call for assistance this morning and rescued one of our four-legged residents. At around 8:25 a.m., we received a call about a deer that had become tangled in some netting and was stuck in a resident's back yard. Officer Dattolo was able to calmly approach the deer and cut it free from the sports netting...before again freeing it from a saw horse. The deer eventually made a safe (but frantic) exit and was happily on it's way. While he didn't stick around to say thanks, we are pretty sure that the deer is now Officer Dattolo's biggest fan. Check out the video below. #a2communitypolicing #deerRescue #deeryfree

Right after the deer was freed, it began to run and then got stuck again in a sawhorse. 

In a Facebook post, Ann Arbor police said, "The deer eventually made a safe (but frantic) exit and was happily on its way. While he didn't stick around to say thanks, we are pretty sure that the deer is now Officer Dattolo's biggest fan."

First published on September 8, 2022 / 1:18 PM

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