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By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189833)
Boise, Idaho
April 6, 2016 6:16pm CST
In the news today is the story of a man who hit a bald eagle with his truck. He stopped and looked back to see it was laying in the road. He got out and with his safety vest he went back and picked it up. He brought it into the cab of his truck and called for help. Gar Sorgenson stayed holding the bird for over an hour until help came for it. What would you have done? Here is the story......
http://www.wfsb.com/story/31652795/low-flying-bald-eagle-hit-with-truck-picked-up-by-driver
Image courtesy of Flickr.com Commons
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@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
7 Apr 16
Maybe the eagle was ill. There was no reason to have been flying so low.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
Or maybe it was on the attack and not paying attention to the area.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
@marguicha ...Yes, indeed but he may have been sick too.
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
7 Apr 16
@celticeagle Eagles are normally very much aware of their surroundings.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
7 Apr 16
What a kind hearted soul to stop and do what he could to help the eagle.
I was hoping to read that the bird did indeed survive. Sad that after his efforts that the eagle could not be saved.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
This is why I title this what I did. I think he did all he could.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
7 Apr 16
@celticeagle at least he tried. So many would have just driven away.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
@ElusiveButterfly ....And not looked back at all.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
7 Apr 16
@celticeagle That is something I had not considered.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
@Asylum ....They usually fly much higher. it is odd. Makes me think something was probably wrong with the bird to begin with.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
I am too. Unless he was sick already. Some poison them.
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@celticeagle (189833)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Apr 16
My aunt hit a deer one time when we were traveling. A trucker stopped and helped her. I was a child and remember it well. What a situation!
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Apr 16
I might have called for help, but not brought it into my truck, if it came too and started freaking out it could have hurt me
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
7 Apr 16
It's great that he stopped to help. I think I would have, too, because I can't see an animal in pain without trying to get it help.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Apr 16
if I was able to drive I would have called for help or went immediately to a vet
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
7 Apr 16
lovely that he stopped and did all he could to help the injured bird
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
7 Apr 16
I am not sure I would have done as much as he did, I am not a bird person at all.
