Melbourne family trapped in home for hours as wild deer wreaks havoc

A family in Melbourne were left trapped for two hours as a deer wreaked havoc in their home.

A family in Melbourne were left trapped for two hours as a deer wreaked havoc in their living room downstairs.

A family in Melbourne‘s inner northeast had an unexpected and rattling visit from a wild deer during their school holidays.

Alexander Hill, from Alphington in Melbourne’s north east, received multiple missed calls from concerned neighbours as well as and a text message stating that “There’s a stag in the house and blood is everywhere” after a work meeting on Thursday.

Upon further investigation, Mr Hill found out that a deer had broken into his townhouse’s ground floor. He quickly phoned the police and Parks Victoria to deal with the bizarre situation he had found himself in.

The deer had spotted its reflection which led to all hell breaking loose.

“He’s seen his reflection in the window next to our door and then has taken that as another stag in his territory and gone at the window,” Mr Hill said via the ABC.

“He‘s gone through the window, the curtain has fallen back behind him so he’s suddenly stuck in a white box.”

A family in Melbourne were left trapped for two hours as a deer wreaked havoc in their living room downstairs.

The deer had seen its reflection in the window next to their door and assumed it was another stag in its territory, causing it to charge at the window and crash through it.

Mr Hill had to wait for two hours with his children on the floor above for a ranger with a tranquillising dart to arrive at their home.

After opening the front door, the deer bolted into a nearby park, making tranquillisers unnecessary.

Rangers informed Mr Hill that the incident was uncommon, as they typically dealt with kangaroos and only saw a deer once every 50 calls.

“In a few seconds, he was off and out the front door,” he said.

“He‘s jumped probably 20 metres over this fence down by the river and he disappeared.”