A 14-year-old boy saved a roe deer
that ran into the sea after being hit by a car and injured on a
highway in Abruzzo at the weekend, local sources said Monday.
Samuel Massa, from Fossacesia near Chieti, did not hesitate when
he saw the animal struggling in the water and dived in to rescue
it, they said.
Massa, who attends a nautical institute in nearby Ortona, will
be received and awarded a prize in the next few days by
Fossacesia Mayor Enrico Di Giuseppantonio.
"Sensitivity and good behaviour must always be rewarded, above
all when young people are concerned," said the official.
"Sometimes, like in this case, we are surprised because too
often we describe the new generations as insensitive to
everything that surrounds them.
"Samuel's act, on the other hand, who dived into the sea while
he was fishing with a friend in order to save a deer deserves a
big thank you from all of us".
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