Photo: Lynn Fire Department
LYNN, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — It was a Good Friday rescue in Lynn after a seagull became impaled on the roof of the St. Pius V Church on Maple Street.
Newhouse Wildlife Rescue of Chelmsford said in a Facebook post Friday afternoon that the bird had been trapped since the previous night.
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According to Newhouse, the church refused to allow people onto the property to help the seagull. WBZ NewsRadio reached out to the church for comment.
Photo: Lynn Fire Department
Eventually, the Lynn Fire Department was able to reach the bird and found that its wing was impaled on a lightning protection rod.
Firefighters were able to remove the bird and turn it over to Cape Ann Wildlife Inc. for treatment, Newhouse said. The non-profit thanked Cape Ann Wildlife, Massachusetts Environmental Police, and Salem Wildlife Rescue for their efforts in helping orchestrate the rescue.
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