With a little help from friends, a fawn that had fallen into the spillway under Blair Falls on Main Street and became trapped was rescued, and one township police officer was left with a uniform and shoes to dry out.
On June 13th, at approximately 9 p.m., Blairstown police responded to several calls that the fawn was stuck in the water.
Cpl. Richard Herzer jumped into the spillway, about an eight-foot drop, to help the animal escape the vertical walls that line the west side of the waterway. Fortunately, the water was only a foot or two deep because of the recent dry weather.
With the help of Det. Joseph Beach and a number of bystanders, Cpl. Herzer was able to get the animal out of the water and send it on its way up the riverbank.
Blairstown Police Chief Scott Johnsen said he and the department appreciate the help of the passersby who assisted in the rescuing the fawn.
“The officers, with the help of some bystanders, were able to rescue the deer from the water,” Johnsen said. “Thank you to all who helped!”
Joe brings decades of journalism experience to the Ridge View Echo, covering everything from local school boards to the U.S. Supreme Court. A former National Law Journal editor and Columbia Law School press officer, he now enjoys telling community stories in Blairstown, where he lives with his wife, Rose, and their two dachshunds.
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
