Moment young deer plunges 50ft down waterfall in front of screaming onlookers and SURVIVES

• Park tourists spotted a young deer frolicking upstream in Tahquamenon River
• Footage shows fawn run towards waterfall before plunging 48 feet down
• Onlookers gasp as they to spot animal which reappears unscathed by the fall
• Video was recorded at Tahquamenon Falls in Luce County, upstate Michigan

Wildlife lovers were left terrified when they witnessed a young deer plunge almost 50 feet down a fast-flowing waterfall - before miraculously reappearing.

Onlookers gasped as the young fawn disappeared into the river, but breathed a sigh of relief after realising it had survived.

The deer was filmed heading towards the edge of the cascading water in Tahquamenon Falls State Park, upstate Michigan. 

In the video, tourists watched on as the young animal frolicked in the river's waters.

But the clip then shows the deer gallop downstream, seemingly unaware of the huge impending drop up ahead.

Tourists on a nearby viewing platform can be heard shouting 'no!' and 'what is he doing?' as he reached the edge, before plunging over the side.

However after falling off the edge minutes later the animal was seen floating in the lower part of the river before reaching a bank and scrambling out.

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Wildlife lovers were left terrified when they witnessed a young deer plunge almost 50 feet down a fast-flowing waterfall in upstate MichiganA witness said: 'I was at Tahquamenon Falls in Luce County, Michigan. There was a fawn running down the river towards us and we all thought it was so cute so I started recording.

'Then I realized the deer wasn't going to stop and it was approaching the waterfall.

'It fell down the waterfall and I thought it was dead until a few minutes later when I saw it swimming again!

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Onlookers gasped as the young fawn disappeared into the river, but breathed a sigh of relief after realising it had survived

'A big question I had is what was it running from and did it end up ok and survive?'

One bystander could be heard near the end of the video saying: 'I cannot believe that.'

Tahquamenon's Upper Falls is one the largest waterfalls east of the Mississippi River, measuring 200 feet across.