Wild deer in need of help, container stuck on head

CANNELTON, Ind. (WISH) — A troubling animal saga is playing out in southern Indiana near the Ohio River.

A deer has been spotted for several days roaming around with its head stuck in a plastic container. The animal can see and breathe, but it cannot eat or drink.

News 8 was told conservation officers are aware of the deer’s dire straits and are tracking the animal in hopes of tranquilizing it to get that plastic container off its head.

The deer was last sighted near a Walmart and former Radio Shack store.

A spokesperson for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources conversation officers said at 5 p.m. Thursday they were still looking. Whenever someone gets close, the deer runs off.

Officers were planning to go out again Thursday night to attempt to find and save the deer.