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Rhinelander Firefighter Rescues Deer that Fell Through Ice

WXPR | By Ben Meyer
Published March 17, 2021 at 9:25 AM CDT
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A Rhinelander firefighter rescued a deer that had fallen through Boom Lake on Tuesday morning.

Lt. Scott Rathbun made the rescue, which was recorded on video and posted to Facebook.

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Ben Meyer
Ben worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
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