**BREAKING: DEER IN DESPERATE NEED OF POOL PARTY INTERVENTION**
In a daring rescue that will go down in the annals of Michigan history, a team of brave firefighters from the brave city of Ann Arbor sprang into action Thursday morning to save a deer that had apparently been stuck in a swimming pool for a grueling 8 hours.
According to eyewitnesses, the deer, identified as a “somewhat bewildered” 3-point buck, had wandered into the backyard of a quiet suburban home in Ypsilanti and, in a bizarre turn of events, had become wedged in the pool.
“It was like it was trying to get a drink, but then it just… got stuck,” said homeowner, Jane Doe. “I mean, who hasn’t been there, right?”
The deer, whose name has not been released, was said to be “frantically flailing” its legs and “making a lot of deer noises” as it struggled to free itself from the pool’s grasp.
Enter our heroes: Firefighters Mike “The Bull in a China Shop” Jenkins and Emily “The Pool Whisperer” Chen, who arrived on the scene in a flash, equipped with an arsenal of pool noodles, rubber rafts, and what can only be described as an “excessive amount of Dramamine.”
As the drama unfolded, Jenkins, a veteran of 17 years, carefully approached the pool, where he found the deer “looking at me with these huge, pleading eyes, like it was saying, ‘Please, human, help me!'”.
Without hesitation, Jenkins and Chen sprang into action, deploying a custom-made deer-rescue-inflatable-device (patent pending) that allowed them to gently coax the deer out of the pool and onto dry land.
“It was like a scene from ‘The Revenant,’ but with more water and fewer bear attacks,” said Chen, still shaken by the experience.
The deer, now safely back on terra firma, was reportedly “a bit dazed but otherwise okay,” according to local animal control.
As for the homeowners, they were left to ponder the great outdoors and the curious case of the pool-bound deer.
“I mean, we’ve had raccoons in our trash cans before,” said Doe, “but this was just… wow.”
The incident has left the community in stitches and has sparked a heated debate about pool safety and deer etiquette.
**UPDATE:** The deer has been named “Bucky” and has started a lucrative Instagram career, with over 10,000 followers and counting.
