Heroic Boy Risks His Life To Save A Drowning Baby Deer From Floodwaters

We often think of ourselves as the only things that matter on this earth, but when we see stories like the one we’re about to read, we remember just how big this world is and just how many animals are living on it with us.

A photographer in Bangladesh has captured photographs of a daring and heartwarming rescue hero that will restore your faith in humanity.

During the rainy season in Noakhali, it is known that a lot of deer lose their lives because of all the unexpected flooding. Locals do their best to try to save and protect them. A baby deer was separated from its family by a flooded river in Noakhali, Bangladesh, its chances for survival were slim. But Belal, a local boy believed to be in his early teens, braved the rainwater-swollen river to reunite the fawn with its family.

As the photos show, the swift river waters were at times above the boy’s head – all that was visible was his hand skillfully holding the baby deer by all four legs.

As the phoo’s show, the swift river waters were at times above the head of Belal, leaving the baby deer hovering above the water in the hands of the boy.