Indiana
Great horned owl will recover after being rescued from icy lake in Indiana
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (WLS) — An excellent horned owl rescued Wednesday from an icy lake in Merrillville, Indiana is predicted to get better.
The hen was injured and sitting on the frozen lake at Hidden Lake Park.
When an animal rescue group could not get to the owl, the Merrillville Hearth Division was referred to as in to help. Firefighters wearing chilly water gear reached the hen, received him in a web and introduced him to shore.
Volunteers say the owl is doing effectively, however has plenty of bruising on one wing and misplaced some flight feathers so he cannot fly proper now.
Flight feathers can naturally heal and develop over just a few months, but when they do not, rescuers will carry out a feather transplant.
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