Moorhen rescued after tangle with fishing line

5:30pm Tuesday 22nd January 2013 in News By Will Lodge

Firefighters paddle out to the trapped moorhen Firefighters paddle out to the trapped moorhen

A WILD bird was rescued after getting tangled in fishing line.

Firefighters and RSPCA officers combined to save the moorhen from a fishing lake in Greenstead.

Fishermen raised the alarm after spotting the distressed bird to free itself from fishing line on an island in the middle of the lake.

The fire brigade sent their technical rescue squad based in Lexden and armed with a boat they quickly managed to free the bird.

It was checked up at a wildlife centre and was found to be unhurt.

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SOMETHING2SAY says...
10:13pm Tue 22 Jan 13

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Boris says...
12:14am Wed 23 Jan 13

"Armed with a boat?" Is this the Lexden navy? Anyway, they have rescued this unfortunate creature from the idiot fishermen who leave bits of line behind with all their other débris. Well done the firefighters and the RSPCA.

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Justice79 says...
1:43pm Wed 23 Jan 13

What a ludicrous waste of time and resources.

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hughie-s says...
4:00pm Wed 23 Jan 13

Justice79 wrote:
What a ludicrous waste of time and resources.
I assume the "technical rescue squad" was USAR who no doubt looked upon it as very useful training.

Could have learnt something that next time when the call is to a small child stranded in a similar situation they save vital minutes, maybe the difference between life and death.

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