Dec. 23 (UPI) — A Michigan sheriff’s office used a hovercraft to rescue a swan that got stuck to the newly formed ice on a lake.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said its Search and Rescue Team responded to Voorheis Lake in Orion Township on a report of a swan stuck to the ice.
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The team used the hovercraft to break up the ice around the swan, in the hopes of giving it a path to swim back to shore, but they ended up catching the bird in a blanket when it remained stuck in place.
The swan was given a lift back to shore and turned over to Oakland County Animal Control to receive treatment for a suspected leg injury.
