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ICYMI: Suffolk Officers Rescue Injured Egret
Check out this story reported last week on West Islip Patch.
In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last week in West Islip Patch:
WEST BABYLON, NY - Suffolk Police officers rescued an injured egret in West Babylon on Monday night.
A resident called 911 to report that an injured egret was on his neighbors' front lawn on West Ninth Street at about 6:40 p.m. The bird was limping and unable to fly.
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Officer Matthew Garcia, along with Emergency Service Officers Dave Katzen and Keith Charley, responded and were able to secure the egret with a net.
The egret was then taken to a local animal hospital for treatment.
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When the egret is fully recovered it will be returned to the wild.
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