Kenny Croyle jumped in the lake after spotting the fawn struggling in the water on June 23.
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He was able to pull it onto his boat.
Katherine Uhrik took video of the rescue saying they were flagged down by a separate boater who had picked up another fawn.
The say both fawns were reunited with their mother on shore.
The video ends with the baby deer wrapped in a towel.
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