A deer had to be rescued by firefighters after getting itself stranded in a stream.

The animal was trapped in the the water at the Haysden Country Park in Tonbridge this afternoon.

Firefighters and the RSPCA were called to the park at about 12.30pm and crews launched an inflatable raft into the water to reach the deer.

They used reach poles from the boat to bring the animal back to dry land.

It was released into the park after animal officers from the RSPCA checked it over.

Fire crews left the scene at about 2.20pm.

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