Firefighters and native wildlife teams on Good Friday rescued a seagull that in some way turned impaled on the roof of a Lynn church.
The feathery rescue occurred after Newhouse Wildlife Rescue of Chelmsford issued an pressing plea on Facebook for assist in saving the chook, which had been caught and struggling on the roof of St. Pius V Church on Maple Street in Lynn.
“The seagull has been rescued from the roof! The Lynn Fire Department ended up being able to access the bird after all,” the group stated in a publish on Facebook on Friday afternoon.
The group additionally issued a “A HUGE thank you” to the Massachusetts Environmental Police, Cape Ann Wildlife, a gaggle that’s treating the injured chook, and to Salem Wildlife Rescue for assist in coordinating the rescue.
“Emergency situation! Looking for a tree company with a bucket truck that can help access this poor seagul (sic) whose wing was impaled at the top of a roof of Saint Pius church in Lynn,” the group stated earlier Friday. “We just heard about this but apparently they have been trying to get help for the bird since last night. It is too tall for the fire truck ladders to reach. Can anyone help?”
The group claimed the church was initially not permitting anybody onto church property to rescue the chook. Messages left on church voicemails weren’t instantly returned Friday afternoon.
“Apparently the church is refusing to allow anyone on their property to help this bird,” the sooner Newhouse Wildlife Rescue publish stated. “We are working on it, but the last person who called them to discuss helping this suffering creature was hung up on. It appears now they have disconnected their phone.”
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