Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Firefighters used cherry picker to rescue injured seagull from balcony

A seagull stranded on a city centre balcony since Christmas Day has been rescued by fire crews.

The injured bird was plucked from the 4th floor of Meridian Plaza Central in Cardiff at 10:15am on Sunday.


YouTube link. Original BBC News video.

A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue said it would not normally attend such a call out but it followed a request from animal charity the RSPCA.

The seagull is now being cared for by a wildlife charity in Newport.

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