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Deer rescued from Highland Park Reservoir in Pittsburgh

Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS and Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control, jump into an inflatable raft Thursday, October 12, 2017 to secure and pull a six-point buck that slipped into the Highland Park Reservoir to shore. After a brief rest the deer got up and moved back into the wooded area unharmed.

Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS, front, and Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control paddle toward a six-point buck that jumped into the Highland Park Reservoir Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Highland Park. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS attempts to lasso a six-point buck that jumped into the Highland Park Reservoir while Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control steadies the boat Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Highland Park. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS, right, maneuvers the raft toward shore while Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control, holds onto a six-point buck that jumped into the Highland Park Reservoir Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Highland Park. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS, right, maneuvers the raft toward shore while Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control holds onto a six-point buck that jumped into the Highland Park Reservoir Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Highland Park. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
A six-point buck that jumped into the Highland Park Reservoir finally makes it onto the shore after Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS and Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control, lassoed the animal from a raft and towed it to shore Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Highland Park. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
A six-point buck that jumped into the Highland Park Reservoir rests on the edge of the Highland Park Reservoir after Shawn Eigenbrode, paramedic crew chief for City of Pittsburgh EMS (in background) and Patrick Corcoran, with Pittsburgh Animal Control lassoed the animal from a raft and towed it to shore Thursday, October 12, 2017 in Highland Park. After a brief rest the deer was on his way back into the woods surrounding the reservoir. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)