Two deer struggling in the waters of southeast Alaska’s famed Inside Passage finally made it to land, thanks to two Alaska Wildlife Troopers who gave the deer a lift in their boat.
Sgt. Mark Finses and trooper Kyle Fuege were returning from a patrol in nearby Ernest Sound to Ketchikan on Oct. 10 when they spotted the deer, agency spokesperson Justin Freeman said in an email to The Associated Press.
The deer were floating down Clarence Strait about 14 miles northwest of Ketchikan, but not toward any particular island, Freeman said. They were fighting the current during midtide. The troopers stopped their 33-foot patrol vessel about 150 yards from the two deer, which saw the boat and headed toward it. The troopers shut off the engines so the animals wouldn’t be spooked.
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