PHOTOS: Deer rescued from porch railing by firefighters

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  (Georgetown Fire Department)

The Georgetown Fire Department received a different kind of rescue call this past weekend.

Fire Station 6's A shift crew was called to a home off Jim Hogg Road around 1 p.m. Jan. 21 for a deer stuck in a porch railing.

GFD told FOX 7 Austin that the deer had been stuck since sometime Saturday night. Firefighters were able to successfully free the deer within 15 minutes upon arrival.

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The deer needed a minute to sit and regain blood flow to her limbs, but was able to run off with her herd.