"Deer wanders into terminal at O'Hare Airport"

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Deer captured in O'Hare terminal
By Jon Hilkevitch
The Chicago (IL) Tribune


Chicago Animal Control officers today captured and removed an unlikely
traveler-a young deer-that wandered into the lower level of Terminal 2 at
O'Hare International Airport.

The animal, a young buck, was spotted on airport grounds between 11 and
11:30 a.m. and inside the terminal shortly afterward when it apparently
walked through a freight door on the side of the building, officials said.

The deer was at the north end of the building, away from the baggage claim
area. Airport personnel used plastic construction fencing to contain the
creature until Animal Control officers arrived.

The officers used a tranquilizer gun to shoot and subdue the deer. The
animal was removed from the airport by 1 p.m. It did not gain access to any
secured areas, and operations were not disrupted by its presence, officials
said.

The buck appeared to have been injured, possibly struck by a vehicle,
officials said. It was not immediately known if the animal survived its
capture or what Animal Control would do with it if it had.

Officials theorized the animal had been pushed out of its herd by other
males and was looking for a sanctuary. They suspected it may have gained
access to O'Hare by following Interstate Highway 190 into the airport.


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