Video Source: Pkhtoon Khan

DULUTH, MINN. — The story of a man who saved a deer’s life by pulling the animal out of an icy Minnesota river is being circulated widely online.

Steven Peterson, of Duluth, explains in sign language in the video above that he was driving around Monday when he saw the deer struggling to survive in the Kettle River in northern Pine County.

“I felt obligated to help her, so I pulled over, trekked through the woods, and crawled out onto the ice,” the 50-year-old signs in the video. “I used a rope to pull her out. I am so glad she is safe. Now we need to find her mother.”

In the video, he said in sign language after petting the deer that he was going to name it “Miss Ice River.”

To see more of the story and to hear what else Peterson had to say of the rescue, check out the article at NBC Chicago