Dangerous waters
Though the Long Island Sound looks tranquil and inviting, the temperature of the water is extremely cold, tidal and deeper than it looks. And so, though deer can swim, this little one wasn’t up for it.
Who knows what might have happened to the small deer hadn’t Mark and his dog walked by at the right moment. As Mark later indicated in an interview, his dog is “the most gracious, gentle” creature you would meet.