<br /> <p>A boater jumped into Fort Loudoun Lake in Knoxville, Tennessee after he saw a small deer struggling to stay above the water on June 25.</p><p>Caitlin Riddell told Storyful that she was out boating with her boyfriend, Rob Hersch, when they noticed something floating in the water.</p><p>They initially thought it was a log, but upon closer inspection, they realized it was a baby deer struggling to swim. The fawn was swimming in circles and going underwater. Hersch jumped in to save it. He wrapped the animal in a spare life jacket and safely swam with it to shore.</p><p>The couple then wrapped the deer in a warm towel and called the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, according to Riddell. Credit: Caitlin Riddell via Storyful</p><br />
