A deer stranded in Potomac River, near Key Bridge in Washington D.C. was rescued using an airboat on Thursday, 16 January. In a video posted by Brandywine Valley SPCA on Facebook, animal control officers can be seen arriving in an airboat to reach the struggling deer on the icy river.

As emergency crews responded to a submerged vehicle, they didn’t have access to a boat with ice-breaking capabilities because it’s reportedly been in Baltimore for repairs.

D.C. firefighters said a vehicle plunged into the Potomac River after being involved in a crash the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Police are investigating whether wintry weather played a role in the crash.

The Brandywine Valley SPCA Animal Control team, D.C. police and D.C. Fire rescued a deer stranded on the Potomac River Thursday.

Animal Control team as well as the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and DC Fire and EMS joined forces to rescue a deer that was stranded on the icy Potomac River near the Key Bridge. Just before 8 a.