Lifeguard rescues an injured pelican in Florida
@Deepizzaguy (125761)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
September 19, 2025 2:58pm CST
Manatee County lifeguard Owen Munday answered an emergency call on Thursday September 18 when an eyewitness told Owen about an injured pelican who was in the water.
Owen took care of the injured pelican by wrapping up the pelican with a towel so that the injured pelican would be taken care of by animal control officers.
Owen did his duty to assist humans as well as animals.
Link is msn.com/rn-us/news/us/...
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 25
My pleasure to share the good news.
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@RasmaSandra (101238)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Sep 25
So glad and I hope the pelican will be OK,
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Sep 25
I am in agreement with you that the lifeguard is a hero.
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@celticeagle (194616)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Sep 25
In the picture he seems to be used to handling pelicans.
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 25
Owen had been trained to deal with pelicans.
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@celticeagle (194616)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Sep 25
@Deepizzaguy ..........must be a lot of them around there.
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Sep 25
@celticeagle That is true.
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 25
That is true that pelicans can harm humans with their beaks.
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@LindaOHio (223143)
• United States
20 Sep 25
I'm glad Owen was able to take the pelican to animal control.
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 25
So am I happy that the pelican was rescued.
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@Deepizzaguy (125761)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Sep 25
The pelican will be all right since the animal is being taken care of by veterinarians.
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