DEER RESCUED Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 7.59 a.m. on Tuesday, the 25th May, 1965, the police informed the honorary secretary that a deer which was being chased by them had jumped from the pier and was swimming strongly to the north-east after clearing the heavy, confused sea by the pier. At 8.6 the inshore rescue boat launched in a gentle to moderate easterly breeze and moderate sea.

The tide was flooding. The inshore rescue boat soon sighted the deer, which was still swimming strongly. With great difficulty the deer was hauled aboard and taken to the beach near the life-boat house where it was transferred to the care of the police and the R.S.P.C.A. The inshore rescue boat returned to her station at 8.28 p.m. The deer was released a few days later in the country, fully recovered from its ordeal..