Rescuers remove plastic pumpkin from young deer after 10 day search

A non-profit rescue group in Michigan has removed a plastic pumpkin stuck on the snout of a young buck following a 10-day search, the New York Post reported. The Detroit Animal Welfare Group, based in Romeo, had been searching for the deer since it was first seen with the artificial gourd covering its nose and mouth. [1]

The object had prevented the animal from eating or drinking during the 10-day period. Rescuers tracked the young button buck on Sunday through the woods of Hines Park, a 2,300-acre area located in Wayne County, according to the New York Post. [1]

To close in on the deer, members of the rescue team had to wade through a 20-foot-wide river four times. The Detroit Animal Welfare Group stated after the operation that its team was cold, wet, and smelled like swamp, but expressed relief at finally being able to rest after the successful rescue. [1]