Man gets stuck in tree rescuing pet parrot

Firefighters came to the rescue of a Cherry Hill, New Jersey man who became stuck in a tree while trying to reach his pet bird. Dave Lovell, of Highland Avenue, said his scarlet macaw had fled the coop late on Thursday night. Lovell spent the next 20 hours trying to find his pet, who goes by the name of Sinbad.



The screeching bird was finally located by Lovell at about 6:10 p.m. on Friday at the top of a tree just off Woodland Avenue a block away. Neighbours called 911 after Lovell had climbed the tree with the help of a 20-foot ladder and got to his feathered friend. But he couldn’t climb back down.

Firefighters had to cut dozens of branches to get their ladder and rescue bucket close to Lovell. While neighbours and Lovell’s wife, Sandy, looked on, Lovell and Sinbad were pulled into the bucket at 7:30. “Thank God,” said Sandy. “My heart is pounding right now.”



Lovell, who had been bitten by Sinbad during the ordeal, was bleeding as he came off the firetruck. “Now that my feet are on the ground, I’m feeling OK,” he said. He refused medical treatment. “I love my animals,” Lovell said, after being asked why he would risk his life. “I’ve had Sinbad more than seven years, ever since he was hatched.”