Poland: Firefighters go with the floe to save deer

Polish firefighters dodged sheets of ice in a daring after-dark rescue of a terrified deer stranded on a floe in the Baltic Sea, a spokesman said yesterday.

The rescue team faced serious hazards navigating the sharp ice sheets but managed to save the animal at the "last moment", Waldemar Bogatko said.

TV footage showed the team of four steering through the plates by boat and using flashlights to find the deer, wrap it in a blanket and carry it to shore.