A deer was rescued after it was seen swimming with a bucket caught over her head.
A deer
Frank Floridia responded after the animal was seen with a paint bucket on her head by members of the public in New York.
Floridia, from the Strong Island Animal Rescue team, did try to swim out and help the deer but found the water too cold. A nearby boat came to his aid and allowed him to free the disorientated animal.
He was then able to guide the deer back to land and remove the bucket.
Floridia told WABC-TV: "I bear-hugged her against the boat and he drove us back to shore. As we got back to shore I was still holding her on the front of the boat. She seemed very calm -- she knew she was being helped."