KAGAWONG—Rob Seifried and his son Landon, along with their friend Brian Parker, are being hailed as animal rescue heroes for saving a deer that went through the ice on the Kagawong River on Sunday January 7.
“Landon was the real hero in saving the deer,” said Rob Seifried of his 15-year-old son. “Mr. Parker had contacted us after being told there was a deer in the river that couldn’t get out of the water and needed help.”
Mr. Parker, also a resident of Kagawong, told The Expositor, “Dawn Noble had called me saying she saw a deer that had gone through the ice in the river and needed help. So, I called Rob.”
“She (the doe) was right in the Kagawong River, almost in line with where the canal goes,” Mr. Seifried told The Expositor. “I don’t know how long she had been there, but it appeared the deer had been there for quite a while. She could keep her front end out of the water (but not her lower end),” he explained, noting the water was about four to five feet deep in the area.
“Landon and I went out to the area, I had Landon sit in the canoe. I figured if he went in that water I could pull him out,” said Mr. Seifried. “We were both tied to the canoe because it wouldn’t flip over in the water. Landon put a rope over the deer’s head and eventually she was able to get onto the ice. It took a couple of minutes for her to regain her composure. She was obviously very tired.”
“If I didn’t know the river as well as I do I wouldn’t have even attempted this,” said Mr. Seifried. “It is dangerous to try to do this type of thing at any time. I would do the same for any deer or person.”
“Rob and Brandon did a very good job,” said Mr. Parker, noting if they had got into trouble he was there to help out as well.
