Injured deer near crosswalk raises safety concerns, South Fork CO


A severely injured deer is near a skate park crosswalk, causing concern it might enter traffic. Officers are hesitant to euthanize it due to heavy traffic and nearby people. Wildlife officials have been notified.
Audio|Source: Rio Grande Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Can you please alert DOW this? This deer is going to be right next to the crosswalk.
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It is heavily injured and possibly going to start wandering back into traffic.
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I don't necessarily want to have to put it down right here with all the traffic right next to the skate park with people around as well.
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Okay.
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South Fork, CO 81154
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