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ON THIN ICE — For most ice-fishing enthusiasts, a day on the ice isn't likely to include a full-blown rescue.
That wasn't the case for Travis Johnson, though, whose ice-fishing experience at a Utah reservoir was anything but typical.
He noticed a young deer had wandered onto the frozen surface and was struggling to make his way across the early December ice. So, Johnson jumped into action.
Using a sled, Johnson carefully scooted across the ice until he reached the flailing deer, which he placed in the sled before returning safely to shore (where the deer got a few pets).
"I know, it's embarrassing having an ice fisherman save you," Johnson joked with the deer.
After laying motionless for a while — likely due to shock, embarrassment or a combination of the two — the deer eventually got to its feet and ran off.
For Johnson and the young deer he rescued, the experience is likely one neither will forget anytime soon.
Have You Seen This?
Polar bear trudges across the Arctic Ocean
I've had cold and snow on my brain and this video of a polar bear crossing the Arctic Ocean as it swells, snow block by snow block, riveted me.
