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Thursday, January 18, 2007

Helicopter Pilot Saves Stranded Deer on Frozen Lake

Wonder what the "Walt Disney" version of this story would have been???


NORMAN, Okla. — The pilot of a television news helicopter used the wind from the aircraft's rotor to push a stranded deer to safety after it lost its footing on an icy lake and could not get up.

A small crowd of people had gathered to watch the deer struggling without success to regain its footing near the shore of icy Lake Thunderbird about 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Click here to see video of the TV helicopter saving the deer.

KWTV pilot Mason Dunn used the wind from the rotor to push the deer, initially sending it into a break in the ice where the animal managed to hold onto the ice with its front legs.

Dunn then lowered the helicopter and the wind sent the deer sliding on its belly across the ice until it reached shore, struggled to regain its footing and then scampered into a nearby wooded area.


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The Oklahoman

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1 comment:

Tim said...

The Disney version would have had the Evil hunter breaking the ice and leaving the deer to drow and the helicopter would have been commandeered by the woodland animals( who are far more compasionate and humane) flying the chopper to the rescue. Note Sarcastic tone added above.