February 06, 2014 by David Strege

Young boy in Bangladesh saves a baby deer from drowning, at times submerging his head completely under water; photo from Caters News Agency

A young boy in Bangladesh risked his life in a surging river to rescue a drowning baby deer, prompting cheers from locals who weren’t sure whether Belal would reach the other side or be swept away.

The boy and the baby deer; photo courtesy ofCaters News Agency

Wildlife photographer Hasibul Wahab captured the heroic moments in photos from Noakhali, Bangladesh, where torrential rain caused fast-rising floods, causing the deer to be separated from its family, according toCaters News Agency and the U.K. MailOnline.

Belal, as you can see in the photos (which tell the whole story), grabbed the baby deer by its legs with one hand and held it high over his head as he trudged through the water, sometimes with his head fully submerged.

It was during those tense moments that onlookers believed the boy might perish. But the young teen persevered.

“He was such a brave boy—the river was so full of water and it was high tide so we thought he might drown,” Wahab told MailOnline. “My friend was even ready to jump into the river to save the boy. But he made it, and when he returned, we thanked the boy.”

Only about seven people witnessed the act of bravery and kindness, according to Wahab.

“It was a phenomenal sight,” he said.

Wahab told MailOnline that locals lose a lot of deer during the rainy season and are forced to do all they can to protect them, such as going to extreme measures like a young teenaged boy named Belal did.

Locals worried that the young teen in Bangladesh might be swept away by the water as he trudged across a surging river to reunite the baby deer with its family. Photo by Caters News Agency

Locals cheered when the boy made it to the other side with the baby deer; photo by Caters News Agency

The boy named Belal released the baby deer on the other side of the rushing river; photo byCaters News Agency

Soon the frightened baby deer was reunited with its family; photo by Caters News Agency

Read more: http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/boy-risks-life-to-save-baby-deer-from-drowning/