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‘Tiny adventurer' fleeing wildfire runs to Oregon firefighters. See what happens
A baby deer fleeing a wildfire dashed toward firefighters in Oregon, deputies said.
The young animal appeared from a burned area near Tooley Lake, first responders said in a June 14 Facebook post.
It was crying 'and making a beeline straight for our firefighters, clearly on a mission to find help,' fire officials wrote on the page, Rowena Fire 2025, which is dedicated to releasing information on the wildfire.
Firefighters with the Polk County Task Force 4, Brush 28, picked the ash-covered deer off the hot ground, cleaned it and gave it water.
'Once safe and steady, the tiny adventurer wandered off into a nearby patch of green, away from danger and hopefully back to its family,' fire officials said in the post.
'Sometimes, it's not just people who need a helping hand during a wildfire,' officials said.
Crews were in the area to contain the Rowena Fire, which started June 11 and has spread more than 3,600 acres as of June 16, according to InciWeb, an information management system.
The wildfire is 24% contained.
Tooley Lake is northwest of The Dalles, near the Oregon-Washington border and the Columbia River.
