Deer spotted on Highway 16, no hazard found, Gillespie County TX
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Other Non-Crime EventAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers investigated a report of an animal wandering along Highway 16 near the river. The caller initially thought it was a donkey or small horse, but it was later confirmed to be a deer on the roadside. No hazard was found, and no further action was needed.
Audio|Heard on: Gillespie TX Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:56
Transcript:
00:00
Two hundred and nine.
00:01
Go ahead. There is a little donkey right about where you are, about a quarter mile south of the river.
00:07
Okay, I didn't see a donkey when I passed, so I'll go check.
00:10
Initially he said it was at the river on 16 south, but then he said it was a little bit south of the river, but then he said it's about a quarter mile south of the river.
00:18
So honestly, I have no idea where it's at.
00:21
Okay, I just passed a doe on the side of the road, but I'll keep looking.
00:27
I've reached.
00:29
Was it maybe a couple of feet off of the roadway, walking northbound towards the river?
00:37
Uh, it's about maybe 250 yd south of the bridge facing southbound on the northbound lane.
00:47
She seemed to be minding her own business.
00:49
Let me see if I can get a color description.
00:52
One moment, sir.
00:54
Nine nine traffic.
00:56
Nine nine.
00:57
EMS Station Friendship, Nora Victor George (number withheld).
01:04
Two and I 1st for.
01:05
Two hundred and nine.
01:07
There is no donkey out here.
01:08
It is a deer,
01:10
doe on the side of the road.
01:12
Show me UTL back in place.
01:15
Break it.
01:16
Nine hundred and twenty-seven.
01:18
Ninety-nine.
01:19
One (number withheld).
01:23
Eleven (number withheld).
01:26
Ninety-nine bar stand male out of Barnett Class C expires in twenty-eighth.
01:31
Status is eligible negative one.
01:33
Okay. Two hundred and nine.
01:34
Just for your information, he advised that it was a grayish brown in color,
01:40
like a dark brown, and it looked like it could have been maybe a pygmy horse.
01:46
All right, ten four.
01:47
The only animal seen in that area is a deer.
01:51
So maybe it went back where it needed to go before I could observe it.
01:56
Great,
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TX-16, Texas
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