Oh deer! Three kayakers rescue a young deer frantically swimming in the middle of Lake Erie and guide it back to land
- Three kayakers paddling out in Lake Erie were shocked to find a young deer scared and frantically swimming about two miles from land on May 26
- One of the men filmed their effort to rescue the deer and guide it back to shore
- After around 12 minutes of painstakingly paddling after the animal, the young creature was safely guided back to land
Three kayakers paddling out in Lake Erie were shocked to find a young deer scared and frantically swimming about two miles from land.
The experienced kayakers were enjoying a sunny day out in Lakewood, Ohio when they noticed something strange in the water on May 26.
‘Not a duck. Not a goose. It was a deer’s HEAD kicking up a wake and blasting out in the general direction of Canada at warp speed,’ a kayaker who filmed their adventure said.
‘There is a deer in the water. There is a deer about a mile out. Holy sh*t,’ he’s heard shouting incredulously as he paddles closer.
Three kayakers from Ohio paddling out in Lake Erie were shocked to find a young deer scared and frantically swimming about two miles from land on May 26
‘Not a duck. Not a goose. It was a deer’s HEAD kicking up a wake and blasting out in the general direction of Canada at warp speed,’ a kayaker who filmed their adventure said, sharing the bizarre sighting
The three paddlers decided to help the deer by guiding it back to shore. ‘Swims pretty fast. It’s movin. Yeah we gotta play cattle rancher here,’ the man filming says in the clip
The trio were concerned for the creature seeing it frantically bob up and down through the water and decided to guide it back to shore.
‘This is unbelievable. He needs to turn around. The poor thing needs to turn around because it’s going to drown,’ the man filming said.
The man filming then rallied up his pals and they positioned themselves behind the deer to scare it and force it to swim to shore.
‘Swims pretty fast. It’s movin. Yeah we gotta play cattle rancher here,’ the man filming says.
‘There we go! Head em out! Ride em in! Bambi! Keep going! You go this cause I ain’t bringing you into this boat,’ he jokes.
The kayakers were able to successfully corner the deer towards a dock where it scrambled over some rocks to get back onto land
Land ho! The young deer seemed to regain its strength after making it back onto the grass
At the end of the clip the deer was seen happily leaping through the grassy hills
The good-hearted kayakers adamantly paddled after the creature to reset its course back to land and set it towards a dock to climb up to safety.
After struggling to get up, the young deer was able to scramble onto some rocks and get onto the grass.
At the end of the clip the deer was seen happily leaping through the grassy hills.
‘Oh my goodess! Ladies and gentlemen, the deer herders. Absolutely unprecedented,’ the man filming says.
‘That I would says a first and probably a last,’ he said.
‘That deer was half a mile out and heading towards Canada. Anyways, that’s today! And that’s why on Lake Eerie it’s never boring,’ he cheerily added.