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Game warden saves fawn's life with emergency C-section on highway

Game Warden Performs Emergency C-Section, Saves Fawn
By Fox23.com
June 11, 2018

An Oklahoma game warden saved a fawn's life after responding to a report of a deer hit by a car on Highway 123.

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According to the Oklahoma Game Wardens Facebook page, Game Warden Ryan Walker arrived at the scene to find a doe and fawn dead on the road. He reportedly noticed movement around the doe's stomach and realized the deer was pregnant and still had a fawn trapped inside.

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Walker performed a Caesarean section on the doe and got the fawn out within seconds. It was taken to a rehabilitator in Osage County.

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