WATCH: Good Samaritans wade into North Carolina floodwaters to save trapped fawn

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Two men brought a fawn to safety from rising floodwaters Saturday afternoon in North Carolina, viewers told Charlotte's WSOC-TV.

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Viewer Ann Miller shot the video of two men in Granite Falls rescuing the fawn from the waters that had risen quickly near the Rhodhiss Dam.

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Miller's husband, Chris, said the fawn was taken to nearby wildlife officers.

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The rescue came as heavy rains pummeled the state. In nearby Lincolnton, three people died Saturday after a car hydroplaned off the roadway due to rising waters and ended up in Rock Dam Creek.

– Visit WSOCTV.com for the latest on flooding in the Carolinas.

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