Florida Deputies Rescue a Buck Trapped in a Bathroom and Then a Swimming Pool

It’s not every day that a sheriff’s deputy walks into a bathroom and finds a full‑grown buck staring back. On a quiet evening in St. Johns County, Florida, a frantic 911 call turned into what the sheriff’s office later called a “buck‑wild call for service.”

When deputies arrived, the animal—clearly confused—had slipped through an open sliding glass door and vanished into the home’s bathroom. “Oh, that’s a buck. That’s a nice buck,” one officer could be heard saying, his tone a mix of surprise and amusement.

The homeowner, equally bewildered, tried to think fast. Together they moved a coffee table and a few chairs, fashioning a makeshift hallway that might guide the deer toward the exit. The buck, however, seemed to think the bathroom was a new kind of forest and didn’t budge.

Not wanting to give up, the deputy stepped outside, fetched an extendable pool brush, and gently nudged the animal. The brush, normally used to whisk away leaves, became an improvised shepherd’s crook. Slowly, the nervous deer shuffled toward the sliding door and slipped out onto the patio.

But the story didn’t end there. Instead of bolting away, the buck paused, glanced at the in‑ground pool, and—without any warning—leapt straight into the water. A brief splash later, it emerged, shook off the droplets, and darted toward another part of the yard where it seemed to hit an invisible wall.

In a scene that felt part comedy, part wildlife documentary, the deer turned, hopped back into the pool, lingered a moment, then finally scrambled out, raced across the grass, vaulted over a fence, and vanished into the surrounding woods.

“First time I’ve had a deer in a house in 23 years of my profession,” the deputy laughed, his voice echoing off the bathroom tiles. The sheriff’s office added a light‑hearted note to the body‑cam video they posted online: “The buck fled before deputies could issue a warning for trespassing.”

While the incident left the homeowner with a story that will outlive any ordinary service call, it also reminded everyone that wildlife can be just as unpredictable as traffic on a Monday morning. The video, now circulating on social media, offers a rare glimpse into the day‑to‑day challenges law‑enforcement officers sometimes face—outside of the usual patrols and arrests.