Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Workers at a wastewater treatment plant in Kentucky sprang into action to rescue a deer that went for a late-night swim in a clarifying tank.
Matthew Chancellor, chief operations manager at the West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant in Jessamine County, said he arrived for work at the facility Feb. 4 and spotted a deer swimming in the tank, which is about 12 feet deep.
"I wasn't sure what it was. I thought maybe it was a waterfowl, but then I got out and saw that, and then called people to let them know we had a deer swimming in the tank," Chancellor told WKYT-TV.
He said the deer appeared to have been swimming in the tank for some time amid frigid temperatures.
An employee climbed into the tank's trough and was able to lift the deer out of the water.
