A touching scene unfolded in northeastern India earlier this week when a man risked his life to rescue a deer which was stuck in a swamp.

Footage filmed on October 14th in the Nagaon district of Assam state shows a small deer trapped in shallow water, unable to climb onto the riverbank.

Local man Sanjib arrives and swims to the stricken animal.

He hauls the 15-kilo ungulate onto his shoulders, climbs onto the riverbank and wades through thick mud before tenderly placing the deer on dry land.

"The deer was very much tired and was not able to stand on his legs," said Sanjib.

"I put him in sunlight and massaged his legs and then slowly he started standing on his legs," he said.

Sanjib then carried the deer into the forest.

"When I left him the deer was turning and looking at me and I got tears in my eyes," Sanjib said.

"I said bye-bye to him and left," he concluded.

A brave man in Silghat area in Nagaon district in Assam saved life of a deer which was stuck in a thick swamp and was unable to come out from a river bank of Brahmaputra river in Kaziranga park area.
The incident happened on 14th October in afternoon hours .
Local man Sanjib was informed by someone that a deer is stuck into a swamp.
He rushed to the spot and saw a deer stuck . He walk through the swamp and carried the deer on his shoulder . As he proceeded to come out he can be seen his body dragged half into the swamp , but the man didn't lose the courage and rescued the deer out . He tells deer might have come here saving itself from a hunting tiger or anything .
Sanjib tells that the deer weight was around 15kg . Deer was very much tired and was not able to stand on his legs , I put him in sunlight and massaged his legs , than slowly he starts standing on his legs .
I took the deer into the forest and left him there , sanjib adds when I left him , the deer was turning and looking at me , I got tears into my eyes , I said bye bye to him and left the place .
It took him around an hour to rescue deer.
Sanjib is a animal lover and he is also awarded back in 2015 to rescue 46 deers during floods in Assam .

A brave man in Silghat area in Nagaon district in Assam saved life of a deer which was stuck in a thick swamp and was unable to come out from a river bank of Brahmaputra river in Kaziranga park area. The incident happened on 14th October in afternoon hours . Local man Sanjib was informed by someone that a deer is stuck into a swamp. He rushed to the spot and saw a deer stuck . He walk through the swamp and carried the deer on his shoulder . As he proceeded to come out he can be seen his body dragged half into the swamp , but the man didn't lose the courage and rescued the deer out . He tells deer might have come here saving itself from a hunting tiger or anything . Sanjib tells that the deer weight was around 15kg . Deer was very much tired and was not able to stand on his legs , I put him in sunlight and massaged his legs , than slowly he starts standing on his legs . I took the deer into the forest and left him there , sanjib adds when I left him , the deer was turning and looking at me , I got tears into my eyes , I said bye bye to him and left the place . It took him around an hour to rescue deer. Sanjib is a animal lover and he is also awarded back in 2015 to rescue 46 deers during floods in Assam .

A brave man in Silghat area in Nagaon district in Assam saved life of a deer which was stuck in a thick swamp and was unable to come out from a river bank of Brahmaputra river in Kaziranga park area. The incident happened on 14th October in afternoon hours . Local man Sanjib was informed by someone that a deer is stuck into a swamp. He rushed to the spot and saw a deer stuck . He walk through the swamp and carried the deer on his shoulder . As he proceeded to come out he can be seen his body dragged half into the swamp , but the man didn't lose the courage and rescued the deer out . He tells deer might have come here saving itself from a hunting tiger or anything . Sanjib tells that the deer weight was around 15kg . Deer was very much tired and was not able to stand on his legs , I put him in sunlight and massaged his legs , than slowly he starts standing on his legs . I took the deer into the forest and left him there , sanjib adds when I left him , the deer was turning and looking at me , I got tears into my eyes , I said bye bye to him and left the place . It took him around an hour to rescue deer. Sanjib is a animal lover and he is also awarded back in 2015 to rescue 46 deers during floods in Assam .