Boater Coaxes Fawn in Casco Bay Back to Shore [VIDEO]

Chris Low, an account executive here at Q97.9,  was out on Casco Bay when he spotted a fawn in the water and came to the rescue to get it safely back to shore. 

I could tell you how this all went down, but it's best if I let Chris tell you in his own words that are written like a tale told by an old sea captain...

The weather was far from pleasant as I set out on an early morning fishing voyage with my dear friend Kyle. We headed east toward the rising sun and out of the sleeping Casco Bay. Shortly we found ourselves in open water being tossed to and fro by the harsh Atlantic Ocean. It was around this time that we decided to end our voyage and head for the shore. I spun the vessel hard to port and set back into the cover of the bay. As we passed Peaks Island at a speed around 20 knots, I noticed what appeared to be a distressed animal not native to the sea. Upon closer look I realized that it was a small baby deer. My heart sunk as I witnessed what appeared would become one of the worst nautical catastrophes since the sinking of the Titanic.

 

My fight or flight response kicked in and before you could say Captain Phillips I was stripped down to my skivvies and ready to dive overboard to save this drowning animal. Rather than jumping into the ice cold water and potentially suffering the same fate as the deer, I decided to maneuver the vessel in a way that would herd the fawn to the nearest land. The fawn kicked and kicked her little hooves until she felt the sandy beach of Peaks Island beneath her. She climbed out of the sea and pranced off into the woods. A life saved, a good deed performed, I was ready to begin my day.

 

Well done Chris, even though 'The worst nautical catastrophes since the sinking of the Titanic' was a bit a of a stretch. Sailors do love to tell tall tales.