(WBAY/Gray News) - Authorities used a drone to rescue three deer that were trapped ... reported several deer had fallen through the ice. “We’ve done a lot of human rescues, looking for people ...

(WBAY/Gray News) - Authorities used a drone to rescue three deer that were trapped in an icy lake. Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to Big Green Lake after someone reported several deer ...

Now that the ice is quickly thawing, fire departments from across the region are on high alert, sharpening their rescue skills to ensure that no one else suffers the same fate.

The deer can be seen trying to get back on any solid ice. Sheriff Ward said because deer are afraid of people, it prompted a different kind of rescue. "If we came from the shoreline with a boat ...