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'Randy male' theory after deer carcasses pulled from county waterway

 

About 16 dead deer have been pulled from the Fossdyke Navigation in the past six weeks.

 

AMOROUS deer taking a dip in the Fossdyke are apparently putting themselves in grave danger.

 

Over the past six weeks about 16 dead deer have been pulled from the Fossdyke Navigation by British Waterways workers.

 

The influx of drowning deer could be the result of youngsters not being able to make their way out after taking a dip because of the hot weather.

 

But it is also possible the drowned deer are randy males who have been forced out of the area by a stronger and territorial buck.

 

British waterways said they thought it was most likely deer getting trapped as they tried to make it across country.

 

Communications manager Stephen Hardy said: "British Waterways is responsible for removing any deer carcasses that may be restricting boats from using the canal, however our teams do help out where they can in other cases.

 

"It is not uncommon for deer to fall in the canal – and special deer ramps have been installed on the Fossdyke to try to address the problem – but it's a bit of a mystery as to why there have been more cases this year.

 

"Due to the number of cases we think it's unlikely that the recent warmer weather has been a significant contributing factor and it could simply be down to the deer getting into difficulty as they try to cross country."

 

Recently Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue and the USAR technical rescue team successfully saved a young deer from the water.

 

The teams worked to persuade the animal out of the water and then released it in Thorney Woods, where it is thought they are coming from.

 

Fire and Rescue crew manager Alan Marshall said: "It was only a young one, maybe a year-and-a-half old.

 

"They get themselves into difficulty and if no-one spots them then they will drown.

 

"Around this stretch the sides are metal so they can't get a purchase on the bank, this one had a few goes at jumping out while we were there.

 

"We have rescued other animals from the water, we had a few cows further down river, but this is a wild animal, it was totally unpredictable."

 

The deer was spotted in the water about half a mile from the Bridge Inn near Saxilby.

 

Technical rescue crew manager Shaun Yates said: "It is a question of patience. You can't rush into it because you might spook the animal.

 

"We wanted to avoid scaring it in case it made it out of the water on the wrong side and ran into the traffic."

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