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Police, lifeguards, bystanders come to rescue of tangled pelican

By Ben Hooper
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April 25 (UPI) -- A group of lifeguards, police and bystanders banded together at a Florida beach to rescue a pelican found tangled in fishing gear.

Beach-goer Karen Gombosi captured video of the scene that unfolded when the pelican was found trapped in the discarded fishing gear at Clearwater Beach.

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The video shows Clearwater Police officers, lifeguards and bystanders carefully extracting the pelican from the gear.

"Thank you to Clearwater Beach police and lifeguards for your assistance helping a distressed pelican stuck with a hook and wrapped in fishing line. A job well done!" Gombosi wrote.

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