This deer herd was rescued after falling through ice

A Polish fire brigade was called to save a herd of deer after they were targeted by illegal poachers
"These people are poachers, hunting for antlers, they followed the herd… they threw firecrackers at the animals," said a local hunter.
The spooked herd was driven onto a frozen lake and the ice broke under their weight.
15 animals were rescued from the lake, but over a dozen are thought to have drowned.

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