SIOUX CITY POLICE WERE RECENTLY CALLED TO COOK DRIVE TO HELP ASSIST ANIMAL CONTROL WITH A LARGE DEER WHO HAD HIS ANTLERS COMPLETELY TANGLED IN A HAMMOCK.
OFFICERS MIKE KOEHLER AND CADE GILL RESPONDED TO THE CALL TO HELP THE STRUGGLING ANIMAL.
KOEHLER SAYS WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY FOUND THE DEER HAD MINOR INJURIES.
DEER17 OC…….SHOW UP. :16
INSTEAD OF EUTHANIZING THE ANIMAL, KOEHLER CAME UP WITH A PLAN TO SET IT FREE BY CUTTING THE ROPES WITH HIS KNIFE:
DEER18 OC……..THE NEIGHBORHOOD. :26
FOR CADE GILL, WHO IS A NEW OFFICER TRAINING WITH KOEHLER, THIS WAS DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT KIND OF CALL TO RESPOND TO:
DEER 19 OC…….RESCUE THAT DEER. :14
THE OFFICERS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO CUT THE DEER FREE:
DEER20 OC…HE MADE IT. :17
IF YOU SEE A DEER RUNNING AROUND THE NORTHSIDE WITH NETTING IN ITS ANTLERS, YOU WILL KNOW THE BUCK DID MAKE IT.