Overview

• A Pleisweiler-Oberhofen resident alerted Polizeidirektion Landau on Sunday morning after finding the deer unable to exit the garden pool on its own.
• The pool’s water reached roughly 70 centimeters, leaving the young deer visibly exhausted and stranded.
• Acting on police direction, the hunting leaseholder entered the pool and gently lifted the soaked animal to safety.
• After a brief recovery period on dry land, the deer ran off unharmed toward the nearby forest.
• The incident highlights the proximity of wildlife to homes in rural Rheinland-Pfalz and the role of local hunters in animal rescues.