A deer stranded in Potomac River, near Key Bridge in Washington D.C. was rescued using an airboat on Thursday, 16 January. In a video posted by Brandywine Valley SPCA on Facebook, animal control officers can be seen arriving in an airboat to reach the struggling deer on the icy river.

A fawn was rescued Wednesday morning after being stranded on the icy Potomac River near the Key Bridge. Passersby noticed the young deer struggling to walk on the ice around 8 a.m. and notified the authorities.

The Brandywine Valley SPCA Animal Control team, D.C. police and D.C. Fire rescued a deer stranded on the Potomac River Thursday.

Animal Control team as well as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and DC Fire and EMS joined forces to rescue a deer that was stranded on the icy Potomac River near the Key Bridge. Just before 8 a.