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April 27, 2020 / 10:42 AM

Injured eagle rescued from Minnesota wetlands

We never know what kind of calls we will during a shift. Yesterday Deputy Finnegan got a call on an injured eagle. Equipped with welders gloves and a blanket, the eagle was rescued. Check it out! pic.twitter.com/4YgwfPeAxL— Chisago Co Sheriff (@ChisagoCountySO) April 26, 2020

April 27 (UPI) -- A Minnesota sheriff's deputy used welding gloves and a blanket to rescue of an injured eagle in a wetland area.

The Chisago County Sheriff's Office said Deputy Finnegan responded to a report of an inured eagle Saturday in North Branch.

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The sheriff's office shared video of Finnegan using welding gloves and a blanket to capture the injured predator.

The sheriff's office said personnel from the Parrot Adoption Education Program in Forest Lake assisted with the transport of the eagle to the Gabbert Raptor Center.

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