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Maryland Natural Resources Officer Saves Fawn That Lost Its Mother

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A Maryland Natural Resources Police officer found himself rescuing a fawn when he went to remove a dead deer from a road in Eldersburg on Sunday, according to authorities.

Officer Marney was dispatched to the Carroll County community after learning that a car had struck and killed a doe, police said. 

When Marney arrived at the crash site, he found a fawn attempting to nurse on the dead deer, according to authorities.

Marney was able to safely remove the fawn from the crash site and take her to a wildlife rehabilitation clinic, police said.

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