Deer schmeer. The escalator was working!
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WTF? When did this happen? What happened to the deer? Need more info, please!
That deer uses the escalator a lot better than most of the tourists in town.
That is hilarious, especially the fellow who steps out and looks to be sure he really saw...
Thanks Unsuck! That made my day!
Run, Mr. Tumnus, run!
I think that that deer is toast by now! It would have tried to get out from the tracks and been electrocuted by the third rail!!!! no way that deer got out going back that escalator!!!!
@anon 12:22
That's kind of a buzzkill.
I'd be surprised if he went into that dark tunnel. Probably hopped the rickety elevator back up to fight the racoons for a free meal. ;-)
This made national news 5-6 years ago
That happened in 2003. If I recall, Metro was doing a routine review of its security camera footage, and discovered that a deer came into Addison Road station. If memory serves me correctly, it was noted at the time that the deer went in through the regular entrance, went down to the platform, and then scampered off, missing the third rail entirely.
glad it was safe. it's a cute video. kinda crazy to think it got through the gates and down the escalator. probably much better than the tourists can :)
@Ben
Wait, you are saying that metro only found this by doing a routine review of camera footage? I find that hard to beleive. My guess is that the very alert and polite metro employee sitting in the kiosk noticed the deer and alerted his management.
Oh who am I kidding, he/she was probably letting a customer use the bathroom or assisting someone with a Smartrip issue.
*snoring sounds emanating from kiosk*
Indeed, the alert and friendly employee at the kiosk must have been assisting another customer, or he or she would called transit police to arrest the deer for failure to properly swipe its Smart Trip card.
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