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Oakland County rescuers freed a deer trapped between highway barricades after a car strike

The animal was safely lifted out with rescue straps, sustaining only minor bruises

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The Oakland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team rescued an adult deer that was caught between the barricades of a busy highway.

According to a press release obtained by PEOPLE, the incident occurred on Monday, Oct. 13, around 2 p.m. The animal “became inescapably wedged” in the foot-wide space between the concrete barricades after it was struck by a car on Interstate 75. A driver called the Auburn Hills Police Department, who then dispatched the Oakland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team for further assistance

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