See it: Injured bald eagle floating on ice in Hudson River rescued by NYPD

"Video showed officers Michael Russo and Patrick Memi along with Sargeant Michael Amello and Detective Nicholas Martin in their boat pulling up to the eagle on the river. The bird was screeching in distress as the officers used a pole to keep the ice chunk near their boat and worked to catch the animal. "His claw's bleeding, too," one of the officers said as they grabbed a catch pole and carefully put it over the bird's body."

"Together, they used a yellow blanket and put it over the bird so it remained calm while they grabbed it. "Alright buddy," one of the officers said. "We got ya." The bird, still screeching, allowed the officers to catch it and bring it into their NYPD boat. The next clip shows the large bird covered in another blanket, being carried to the upper level of the boat deck."

"They held onto the bird until they got to shore and could put the bird in a hard animal carrier and get it to safety. "They don't really train us for this type of thing, handling bald eagles," Martin said as he and Amello joined FOX Weather to talk about the bird rescue. "It was a team effort." The eagle is recovering from its injuries at a bird sanctuary, officials said."

NYPD Harbor Unit officers patrolling the Hudson River found an injured bald eagle perched on a chunk of ice. The bird was screeching and had a bleeding claw. Officers Michael Russo, Patrick Memi, Sergeant Michael Amello and Detective Nicholas Martin used a pole to maintain the ice near their boat and a catch pole to contain the eagle. They covered the bird with a yellow blanket to calm it, lifted it into the NYPD boat, then carried it to shore and transferred it into a hard animal carrier. The officers described the rescue as a team effort, and the eagle is recovering at a bird sanctuary.

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