Kootenai County Fire and Rescue firefighters Bryon Smith, Chad Whaley, Warren Williams, Brad Foster, Kyan Zimmerman, Mike Cohee and Adam Arvidson assisted in the rescue of a young deer from Fernan Lake.
The deer had become trapped in the ice. Fish and Game representative Doug Meyer also helped with the rescue.
February 6, 2026
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Trapped deer rescued from Fernan Lake
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Kootenai County Fire and Rescue got a test of their ice rescue training Monday when afawn was reported to be trapped in the ice at Fernan Lake.