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Cobb workers rescue a deer found inside a water treatment tank

Workers rescued a deer from a water treatment tank in Cobb County on Oct. 26, 2017.

Credit: Cobb County

Credit: Cobb County

Workers rescued a deer from a water treatment tank in Cobb County on Oct. 26, 2017.
By Ben Brasch
Oct 31, 2017

Oh, deer! Cobb County animal control workers last week saved a deer who fell into a water treatment tank.

The county said that, after getting the call about 9 a.m. on Thursday, they found the deer in the 25-foot-deep water of the tanks at the RL Sutton Wastewater Reclamation Facility, 5175 S. Atlanta Road in Smyrna.

Firefighters helped lift the deer from the water and carry her to an animal control vehicle. The firefighters rode with the deer to keep her calm.

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Ross Cavitt, county spokesman, said the head of Cobb water understands the deer reportedly later “trotted off into the woods.”

Cavitt said the tank is surrounded by a wall and a catwalk, “so they’re unsure of how this happened. It is not terribly inconceivable the deer got up on the wall. Deer was lucky there was water in the tank at the time.”

The county believes this is a first.

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In other news:

The rink will open for its third year in Marietta Square’s Glover Park on Nov. 17 The rink is part of the city’s Winter Wonderland celebration Santa’s arrival ceremony and the tree lighting will be Nov. 30 Organizers said that the rink can be reserved for $500 at a maximum of 25 people, and it has to be before regular hours The rink will also be open on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve

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