Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region To many people, Jim Hart and Khalil Abusakran are heroes. When the two men from Maryland, saw a deer stranded in the icy waters of the Patapsco River, they did what few others would dare. With an inflatable boat, the duo ventured out and rescued the animal before it perished in the frozen stream. But, after they and the deer returned to shore, it wasn’t a hero’s reception that awaited them — instead, the two men were slapped with fines for not having life-jackets abo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Two Men Fined After Rescuing Deer From Icy River