A mechanic helped free a young deer that got tangled in a metal wire fence.

Sean O’Mara, 31, an AA mechanic, was travelling home from a shift last Monday evening when he was flagged down by a woman named Sylvie parked on the side of the road.

He pulled up to make sure everything was okay and was led by Sylvie to a young deer that was tangled upside down by its leg.

The deer seemed very weak, leading Sean to think that it had been trapped for quite some time.

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The pair managed to support its body and used tools from Sean’s AA van to cut the twisted wire from around its trapped leg.

Once freed, it quickly became apparent that the young animal was too weak to support itself and would need further help.

Sean, a former horseman, checked for any injuries or breakages but could not see anything obvious.

He decided to make a makeshift bed for the deer and took it to East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Centre near Halland.

The Argus: 'Deer-dre' was kept warm in the back of his van'Deer-dre' was kept warm in the back of his van (Image: AA)

Sean, who has been a patrol mechanic for five years, said: “As soon as I saw the young deer trapped, upside down, I just knew we couldn’t leave it there. Even after we’d released it, my thoughts were that we still hadn’t done enough. Getting this deer to safety definitely felt like the right thing to do.

“I’ve had plenty of casualty vehicles attached to the back of my van, but thankfully, I’ve never had a casualty inside it.

“The bed that I’d made from a lying down mat, supported by batteries, actually looked really comfortable, so I was confident that it would suffice until I got to the wildlife centre.

“We left ‘Deer-dre’ in the capable hands of the staff at the centre and we hope she makes a speedy recovery. It just goes to show, that as roadside patrols, we never know what’s around the next corner.”