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LEWISTOWN - Mifflin County Regional Police worked to release a white-tailed deer that became stuck in a fence on Tuesday afternoon in the backyard of a residence on North Grand Street.

Police said the deer had broken through the top portion of the fence and became stuck, and the front end of the deer was on one side of the fence while the back end remained on the opposite side. Police said they covered the deer's head and began disassembling the wooden fence, and then lifted the deer off the fence.

Police said they carried the deer across North Grand Street to release it. The deer ran into the woods and appeared uninjured, police added.