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Polk County Animal Control officers rescue wood stork
A wood stork was stuck on a fishing lure and line before animal control officers came to save the struggling bird in Hack Lake.
BARTOW, Fla. - A wood stork whose legs were entangled by a fishing lure and line was rescued by Polk County Animal Control officers on Tuesday.
The heroic efforts by officers Williams and Shores were captured on video.
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Bartow residents contacted the Polk County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday afternoon after they saw a bird in Hack Lake struggling.
"They saw something, and said something," PCSO says.
What's next:
The Raptor Center of Tampa Bay is helping the wounded bird with rehabilitation.
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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.