Enrico Di Francesco, owner of The Charon I, was about half a mile from the coast, off Cologna Beach. Di Francesco said that initially it appeared to be a tree trunk but after attempting to approach it, saw that it swam very fast.
He then realised that it was a frightened and disoriented deer. Di Francesco said: "It was not easy to capture." After hoisting the deer onboard, it was placed on the bow and its legs tied to prevent it jumping back into the water or kicking.
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Di Francesco then alerted the Coast Guard and State Forestry officials. On returning back to port, Forestry officials collected the male roe deer, and after checking it was okay, transported it to woodland near Atri where it was released.
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