White Deer Spotted in Newtown

A few white deer were spotted in Newtown recently.

Leslie Vallee said she saw the deer Sunday around 7 p.m. near Currituck and Brennan roads. She said there were two females and one young male.

Deer are a pretty common sight in town, but white deer are a rarer site.

Deer experts with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said that the department gets a few reports of white deer in the state every year, said Dennis Schain, communications director.

A genetic mutation can cause deer to be all white (albino) or partially white (piedball). Typically reports are for piedball deer.