Here's a twist on the old firefighter-saves-treed-cat story. Tacoma Fire reports that earlier this week, a crew saved a large owl that had been snagged on fishing line in a tree on the banks of the Puyallup River.
JOHN HENRIKSON; Staff writer
JOHN HENRIKSON The News Tribune
Published: Oct. 26, 2012 at 9:18 a.m. PDTUpdated: Oct. 26, 2012 at 9:18 a.m. PDT
Here's a twist on the old firefighter-saves-treed-cat story. Tacoma Fire reports that earlier this week, a crew saved a large owl that had been snagged on fishing line in a tree on the banks of the Puyallup River.
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A barn owl rescued by firefighters last month was released Wednesday. The animal had been tangled in fishing line in a tree by the Puyallup River for several hours before Tacoma Fire crews rescued it.
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