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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
MI officer delivers baby deer after mother killed in crash
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An officer near Detroit delivered a baby deer after its mother was killed in a crash in White Lake Township on Tuesday. Around 10:30 p.m., an officer with the White Lake Township Police Department was sent to the area of Highland Road and Hill Road, near the Meijer store, for a crash involving a deer. The officer found a pregnant doe that had been hit by a vehicle. She was about to give birth, but died. The police department said the officer was able to deliver the fawn, warm it up and get it breathing. It was then brought to the police station, where another officer gave it milk and cared for it. 'Our midnight shift named him Little Baby Meijer because of where he was born,' a post on the police department's Facebook page said. A wildlife rehabilitation center will be taking care of the fawn, the police department said. 'Sometimes in this job you see and do things you have never done before. We can now mark deer birthing and deer neonatal care off the list. Best of luck with your life Baby Meijer!!!!' the post said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
07-05-2025
- CBS News
Police rescue newborn fawn after car-deer crash in Oakland County
Police in White Lake Township, Michigan, gave veterinary first aid to a fawn that survived in the aftermath of a deer-car collision Tuesday night. The vehicle crash happened about 10:30 p.m. on Highland Road, near the Meijer retail store. When Officer Wright arrived on scene, according to the report, he found that the doe that was struck was pregnant and about to give birth. While the doe died as a result of its injuries, Wright was able to rescue the fawn, warm up the newborn animal and get it breathing. A newborn fawn was rescued after a car-deer crash in Oakland County, Michigan. White Lake Township Police Department Wright took the fawn to the police station, where Officer Snow prepared a bed and some milk for the animal. The police station's midnight shift named the fawn Baby Meijer because of the location where it was found. In the meantime, the department contacted a wildlife rehabilitation center that could claim the fawn and provide it with an appropriate place to stay. "Sometimes in this job you see and do things you have never done before. We can now mark deer birthing and deer neonatal care off the list. Best of luck with your life Baby Meijer!!!!" the police department's social media post said. A newborn fawn was rescued after a car-deer crash in Oakland County, Michigan. White Lake Township Police Department
