By DANIEL BATES
Last updated at 9:16 PM on 19th December 2010
It was an act of selfless charity that should have earned them a medal. But instead of being praised, a pair of Good Samaritans have been hit with a $90 fine each for saving a pregnant deer from an icy death.
Jim Hart and Khalil Abusakran sprang into action when the stricken animal got itself stuck on semi-frozen river.
The pair had reportedly grown exasperated watching a fire crew and a policeman stand next to the icy water and discuss among themselves what to do.
While the emergency services looked on they jumped into their own boat and rowed to the middle of the river where they hacked away at the 10ft thick ice with their oars and freed the deer.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340046/Drowning-deer-rescuers-fined-wearing-lifejackets.html#ixzz18kNFBh00
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