Student spots 'breathtaking' white deer while on fishing trip: 'We have never seen one before'

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Rare white deer spotted on recent father-daughter fishing trip

An extremely rare white deer was seen by a father and daughter on their recent fishing trip in the U.K. See the pure white animal in a moment that student Esha Patel called "breathtaking."

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A 19-year-old student spotted an extremely rare all-white deer while on a recent fishing trip with her father. 

Esha Patel, who is originally from Chelthenham, England, is currently a student at Cardiff University in Cardfif, Wales, according to SWNS.

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Patel spotted three deer while she was on an Oct. 8 fishing trip with her father. (SEE the video at the top of this article.)

One of them was completely white. 

A young woman and her dad spotted a rare white deer while on a recent fishing trip. (SWNS)

"We have never seen one before, and my dad was like, ‘Are you sure it was a deer and not a goat?’" she said. 

"Apparently, it’s really good luck to see them, so I was going to buy a lottery ticket."

The student said the other two animals were brown, but that this one was "dazzling white."

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The British Deer Society said white deer are usually part of the fallow deer species — and that sightings in the U.K. are "extremely rare."

The student said the moment was "breathtaking" and that she almost didn't believe what she was seeing. (SWNS)

Patel said she had to re-watch the videos she took of the white deer when she got home to confirm it was indeed a deer. 

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"Apparently, it’s really good luck to see them — so I was going to buy a lottery ticket," she said to SWNS. 

The college student went on to say that putting a price on a special deer like this one is impossible to do. 

The Cardiff University student said two of the deer were brown and one was "dazzling white." (SWNS)

"I do think these beautiful animals should be protected and loved," she said.

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Albino deer lack pigmentation and have a completely white hide and pink eyes, nose and hooves, according to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. 

Albinism may be observed in only one in 30,000 deer, the same organization notes on its website.

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