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With the help of two children, Pasco firefighters and a local wildlife sanctuary, a bald eagle is expected to fully recover after it was found with a fishing hook through its beak.
A couple of concerned kids in Florida are being credited with helping to save the life of an injured bald eagle they found wrapped in a fishing line, with a fishing hook pierced through its beak.
By Brian Munchie
Pasco County Fire Rescue assists in the rescue of a bald eagle
Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 heard a knock on the station door around 4 PM this afternoon. When Driver Engineer Jerry Brown opened the door, he was greeted by two kids holding an injured bald eagle. The Eagle was tired, and its beak was wrapped in fishing line. After closer examination, Firefighters realized that the Eagle was underweight, a fishing hook was through his beak, and a fishing line was wrapped around his wing. The line was preventing the Eagle from eating and flying. The crew called for assistance from the Owl s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife in Odessa. Dianne, a volunteer from Owl s Nest Sanctuary, hopped in her car and headed to station 21 to assist. It appears that the Eagle was wrapped in the line for about two days, was underweight, and dehydrated.