An unusual call to Madison Police about a baby rabbit in a pool skimmer has a happy ending.
A Madison police officer assisted a resident who found a baby rabbit trapped in their pool skimmer Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police were called about the animal incident at a Colonial Way home and the officer, Sgt. John Keymer, said it appeared the bunny jumped in the pool and wound up trapped on a ledge in a few inches of water. He borrowed a glove from the homeowner and reached his hand toward the rabbit, figuring there was a chance the bunny would jump in the pool again and he would have to fish it out. But the bunny went right into his hand, he said. "Then I put him on the ground and he hopped away," he said. The bunny isn't the only young wild animal to get itself in trouble in Madison recently. Last month, Madison …
Mother deer called attention to fawn after it got stuck in a window well at a Highland Avenue home.
Madison firefighters rescued a fawn that got stuck in a window well at a Highland Avenue home Tuesday night, a fire official said. The Madison Fire Department responded to 20 Highland Ave. at 10:56 p.m. and firefighter Sean Norek climbed into the well, scooped up the baby deer, and released it on the ground, Chief Lou DeRosa said. The fawn scampered off in the direction its mother, and seemed fine—more scared than anything, DeRosa said. Firefighter Kevin Williams assisted with the rescue, he said. The situation was reported by the homeowners who noticed the mother deer at the well. Resident Jen Bauman heard noises and, at first, only noticed the mother. Then, she saw the fawn was trapped and reported the situation because she wasn't sure …
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1:05 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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