Arlington animal control officer rescues fawn trapped in fence

An Arlington animal control officer leaped into action Tuesday night after a fawn became trapped in a fence.

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According to the Washingtonian, the rescue unfolded at the Washington Golf and Country Club, when a resident called Animal Control.

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Officer Shannon Rose responded and, with the help of a country club employee, she pried the bars apart to liberate the animal.

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Once the fawn was freed, Rose left the area so that she could safely return to her mother.

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