He swam THROUGH Long Island Sound? It’s 21 miles wide!
He just jumped in and brought the deer back to shore.
Media titles are frequently technically incorrect.
The main thing is he rescued the deer.
There is also a video at the link to the article.
Water temp in LIS is 78°F now.
Every fall & winter we have unprepared hunters who go out duck hunting [water temp 35*F, run into some bad weather on the Sound and end up dead; frequently their dogs are found safe later.
Labs and Goldens are hearty swimmers, summer & winter. That fawn is probably 40#; that’s quite a haul, even for an experienced water dog; weather does not seems to be a factor in this case. Don’t know how many yards the dog swam.
FWIW, one less white-tail would be a good thing. But the story is cute nevertheless.
Must be an Ederle Retriever....