Rescuers heroically saved a sika deer trapped in a well after an accidental fall in northern China.

The heroic video was filmed in Dalian City in Liaoning Province on March 27. Multiple rescue teams who collaborated seamlessly to save the distressed deer.

The alarm was raised in the afternoon when Wang Bo, the deputy captain of Dalian Wan Zhong Emergency Rescue Team's main urban area squad, received information about the deer's predicament near the southern gate of Baiyun Mountain's park in Xigang District.

Suspecting the deer had inadvertently tumbled into the well, unable to escape, Wang Bo led his team to the scene, joined by members from the Dalian Wilderness Nature Conservation Centre and volunteers from the Lyushun Small Animal Protection Volunteer Group.

According to Wang Bo, the deer was trapped in a man-made square well, about 60cm wide at its opening but larger below, forming a shape that was narrow at the top and wider at the bottom, with a depth of around 2 metres. "The well's opening was uncovered, and its bottom was filled with dry branches and leaves, its purpose unclear, likely an abandoned well," Wang Bo explained. The deer, he observed, seemed nervous upon spotting people at the well's mouth.

Taking caution from past animal rescue experiences, where some animals displayed aggression due to stress, the team decided to sedate the deer for everyone's safety before proceeding with the rescue. After the sedative took effect, rescuers from the three teams descended into the well. They secured the deer with ropes and carefully lifted it to safety.

"To ensure the deer's well-being, we controlled the dosage of the sedative, and the deer quickly revived after being brought to the surface," Wang Bo noted. Upon examination, the deer only had minor scrapes on its hind legs and was otherwise unharmed.

Wang Dapeng, head of the Dalian Wilderness Nature Conservation Centre, informed that the rescued deer was a newly adult female sika deer. Due to its minor injuries and after observing its unimpeded movements, the decision was made to release it back into the wild.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

3月27日，辽宁大连，一只刚成年的雌性梅花鹿不慎落入西岗区白云山一处方井中，多股救援力量闻讯赶来，合力将小鹿救出。据介绍，小鹿除后腿有轻微擦伤外并无大碍，目前已放归大自然，此外事发方井的井口也已用木板掩盖。
3月27日下午，大连万众应急救援队主城区队副队长王博接到信息，有人在西岗区白云山山体公园南门附近的一处方井中发现一只小鹿，疑似其不慎落入井中无法脱困。王博随即带领主城区队队员赶往现场，同时闻讯而来的还有大连野境自然保护中心和旅顺小动保志愿者团队。
据王博介绍，小鹿受困位置是一处人工方井，井口边长约60厘米而井底空间较大，呈上窄下宽的形状，井深约2米。“井口位置没有遮挡，井底铺满枯枝败叶，不知有何用途，可能是一处废弃方井。”王博说，小鹿在井中徘徊，看到井口有人略显紧张。
王博表示，根据以往救助动物的经验，部分动物可能因精神紧张而表现出攻击性，为了安全起见，救援队决定在下井救援前先对小鹿实施麻醉。旅顺小动保志愿者随即对小鹿实施麻醉，麻醉生效后，现场的三家救援力量各出一人下井，用绳索将小鹿固定好后，由井外救援队员将其安全救出。“为了小鹿的健康，我们控制了麻醉剂量，小鹿被救出井口后很快就精神起来了。”王博表示，经检查，小鹿只有后腿部位有轻微擦伤，并无大碍。
大连野境自然保护中心负责人王大鹏告诉记者，这只受困小鹿是一只刚刚成年的雌性梅花鹿，因其伤势轻微，在观察其行动无碍后，便将其放归大自然了。“目前我市野生梅花鹿数量超过200头，事发地点所在的白云山也是鹿群活动的主要地点之一，因此存在‘鹿失前蹄’的可能性。”王大鹏表示，事发方井的井口目前已用木板掩盖。
同时，王大鹏提醒广大市民，尽管梅花鹿生来温顺，但敏感机警、胆小易惊的性情也相伴而生，尤其在每年九、十月份，梅花鹿进入发情期，一旦遇到威胁或发生争端时，它们也有可能表现出强烈的攻击性。王大鹏建议，市民在遇到梅花鹿时应保持一定距离，以免发生危险；在遇到梅花鹿受伤或受困的情况时，不要自行上前救助，应及时向有关机构报告，交给专业人士处理。