Deer Jump To Their Deaths From Top Of Five-Story Parking Garage

[matcom]

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RANSON, W.Va. -- Either they misjudged the distance or they couldn't take the traffic.

For reasons that mystify authorities, five deer that made their way to the top of a five-story parking garage leaped to their deaths Sunday.

Police Cpl. Steve Cox found the does' bodies on a service road for the Charles Town Races & Slots next to a security van they narrowly missed.

"They took the plunge," he said. "It was just absolutely weird."

A woman called police when she saw the deer falling. Cox said he found scratches and animal hair on the fifth floor, indicating they had been there.

It's unclear how the deer got into the garage. Cox said they may have gotten spooked by cars after getting trapped.

Or they could have been fooled by trees visible from the top of the garage, mistakenly thinking they were close to home, he said.

The carcasses were given to passers-by for butchering.

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[Tari]

1. They were fooled by a man in a red suit who told them they could fly. n/t

[DS1]

2. shit

beat me to it ;-)