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Two Canadian Brothers Free Eagle From Trap; Video Of Release Goes Viral

The Canadian Press, 30 Nov, 2015 12:58 PM
    SUDBURY, Ont. — The heroics of two northern Ontario brothers who freed a bald eagle from a leghold trap last week have gone viral.
     
    Michael and Neil Fletcher came across the eagle last week at Windy Lake near Sudbury.
     
    Michael Fletcher posted video of the rescue on Facebook, showing them placing a jacket over the bird to calm it while they spent several minutes freeing its talon from the trap.
     
    They also kept their dog away from the bird as it pranced around the trap excitedly.
     
     
     

     

    Posted by Michael Fletcher on Tuesday, 24 November 2015
     
    It took several minutes for the pair to release the eagle.
     
    Before they let go of the bird to allow it to fly away, they posed for what could be the selfie of a lifetime with the bird, which looks either terrified or angry in the shot.
     
    "Quick selfie before it flew away," Michael Fletcher wrote on Facebook.

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