Jump for deer life! Dopey doe has to be rescued by the RNLI A terrified deer, stranded at the foot of cliffs, sparked a full scale rescue by a lifeboat crew after it jumped for its life into the sea.  Portland Coastguard called out Swanage’s Inshore Lifeboat following reports that the deer was trapped at the base of Durlston Head, Dorset. The crew agreed to try to rescue the deer before a member of the public decided to do it themselves