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Deer tangled in soccer net freed by officers in West Virginia


Two officers with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in West Virginia free a deer that was stuck in a soccer net. In the first photo at left, an officer works to untangle the deer. The second photo shows the deer as it jumps up after it is free. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)
Two officers with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in West Virginia free a deer that was stuck in a soccer net. In the first photo at left, an officer works to untangle the deer. The second photo shows the deer as it jumps up after it is free. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office)
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JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) - A deer that became stuck in a soccer net in Jackson County is roaming free again thanks to the work of two officers.

Lt. Chris Metz and Sgt. Eric Cullen of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded after someone reported that a deer was stuck in a soccer net on Hemlock Road.

The two officers worked to untangle the animal from the net and freed the deer.

The deer immediately bounced off the ground and ran away into the woods.

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