Oh deer.
This is Cary McCook.
The 25-year-old — from the Kwadacha First Nation in British Columbia — is a rapper who performs with the hip-hop group Reka-NatioN. But that's not what propelled him to viral internet fame this week.
Cary McCook / Facebook
On April 1, McCook was getting dropped off at a hotel when he got RUN OVER BY A DEER!
Pow.
Cary McCook / YouTube / Via youtube.com
McCook wasn't hurt, but he was having a hard time getting people to believe him. It happened on April Fool's Day, after all.
He shared this photo on Facebook showing his sweater covered in deer fur after the collision, but most people still assumed he was pulling a prank. McCook told CBC Radio's As It Happens that not even his mom believed his story at first.
"I call my mom and then I tell her, 'Mom, I got hit by a deer.' She couldn't believe it," he said. "She's like, 'All right, Cary, good one.' I'm like, 'No, I'm serious. I got hit by a deer in front of my hotel room.' She wouldn't believe me."
McCook eventually got his hands on the security video, which shows that yes, he definitely got demolished by a deer.
"Everyone was sharing it and my family, they're like, 'Holy dang! You weren't joking. You actually got hit by a deer,'" McCook said.