Deer Wandering New Jersey Town With Head Stuck In Plastic Halloween Pumpkin Rescued
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. (CBS/AP) -- A deer seen wandering a Bergen County town with its head stuck in a plastic pumpkin has been rescued, police said. The borough of Upper Saddle River posted on Facebook late Tuesday morning that a deer seen wandering around with part of its head, including it's mouth, stuck inside a plastic pumpkin, had been found and the pumpkin has been removed.
The deer has been found. Thank you. Pumpkin removed. Outstanding work by TYCO Animal Control and the NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife.
Posted by Borough of Upper Saddle River on Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The pumpkin is the kind typically used for trick-or-treating at Halloween.
A short time before, Upper Saddle River published a post asking for tips after people reported seeing the deer.
The borough thanked animal control and the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife.
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