A Bangladeshi boy fearlessly risked his own life and
showed astonishing bravery to save a helpless baby deer from drowning.
The boy, called Belal and believed to be in his early
teens, defiantly held the young fawn in one hand above his head as he plunged through
the surging river. During the ordeal onlookers were unsure whether the boy was
going to appear again.
When he finally made it to the other side the locals cheered as the deer was reunited with its family. The incident took place in Noakhali, Bangladesh, when the young fawn became separated from its family during torrential rain and fast-rising floods. He said the Noakhali locals lose a lot of deer during the rainy season and that they have to do all they can to protect them.
The incident was captured by chance by wildlife
photographer Hasibul Wahab, who was in the area on a trip. The photographer
said: “He was such a brave boy, the river was so full of water and it was high
tide so we thought he might drown. My friend was even ready to jump into the river
to save the boy.
Al the way he made it, and when he returned, we thanked
the boy. There were only five to seven people observing this situation but it
was a phenomenal sight.
