"Members of the NYPD's harbor unit recovered an injured bald eagle from an ice floe on the Hudson River while on patrol Monday, the department said. Police body-camera footage posted to social media by the NYPD shows the eagle standing alone and calling out on a patch of ice near the George Washington Bridge around 9:30 a.m. "His claw's bleeding, too," one of the service members observes as the crew approaches with an animal-control pole extended toward the bird. "It's alright, bro. It's alright.""
"The crew inches closer to the eagle and uses a yellow sheet to scoop it up from the ice and onto the boat, the video shows. They cover the bird in a blanket and put it in a crate on board. "They acted quickly and brought the bird to safety," the NYPD said in a post on X. NYPD officials did not describe the animal's injuries but said it was brought to the Raptor Trust wild bird rehabilitation center in Millington, New Jersey, for treatment."
NYPD harbor unit officers recovered an injured bald eagle stranded on an ice floe near the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River during a morning patrol. Body-camera footage shows the eagle standing alone and calling from the ice while a crew approaches with an animal-control pole. One officer notes a bleeding claw as the team inches closer, uses a yellow sheet to scoop the bird onto their boat, covers it with a blanket and secures it in a crate. The eagle was transported to the Raptor Trust wild bird rehabilitation center in Millington, New Jersey, for assessment and treatment.
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