On a recent morning, Strong Island Animal Rescue League president Frankie Floridia entered the backyard of a Holtsville home to find a young buck trapped in a pool cover. The buck’s antlers had gotten tangled in the cover, with his mouth just above the water, Floridia recalled. He and another rescuer were able to cut the cover off the animal, he said, and safely lift its 200-pound body out of the pool. The rescue was one of the few that have ended happily in recent months, as Floridia and other wildlife rescuers on Long Island said they have seen a surge in dehydrated and malnourished animals impacted by the drought. Read more on this story at the link in our bio. - - #longisland #longislandny #liny #longislandnewyork #suffolkcountyny #suffolkcounty #holtsville #holtsvilleny #youngbuck #buck #animalrescuer #wildlife #linkinbio #reelsig #igreels