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Injured bald eagle stranded on ice saved by NYPD <\/p>\nA few eagle-eyed officers came to the rescue of an injured animal in New York City.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Feb. 17, members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) spotted an injured bald eagle near the George Washington Bridge in New York City and jumped into action.<\/p>\n
“While patrolling the Hudson River earlier this morning, our Harbor Unit officers spotted an injured bald eagle floating on the ice and calling out for help,” the department posted on its official Facebook page, along with a video of the rescue.<\/p>\n
The body cam footage, captured at 9:27 a.m. local time, shows the eagle, which had blood on its wing, standing on a broken block of ice before an officer approaches it with a catch pole.<\/p>\n
“It’s alright, bro, it’s alright. I think he’s fine, I think we’re good,” the officer says while gently placing the device around the bird’s neck.<\/p>\n
Injured bald eagle stranded on ice saved by NYPD <\/p>\n
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As the team gets closer to the injured eagle, the same officer places a tarp over the bird and brings it aboard the boat. Then, wrapped in another blanket, the bird is placed gently into a crate.<\/p>\n
“They acted quickly and brought the bird to safety,” the Facebook post said of the rescue. ABC7 NY reported<\/a> that the eagle was taken to an animal sanctuary in New Jersey.<\/p>\n NYPD\/X<\/p>\n The rescue comes just a few weeks after another injured bald eagle was spotted on an icy shoreline in Colorado.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n On Monday, Jan. 12, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers, Northglenn Animal Control officers and Northglenn park rangers rescued an eagle from Croke Reservoir and took it to a local wildlife rehabilitation facility for treatment. That’s when X-rays revealed that the bird had been shot in the wing with a ball bearing.<\/p>\n “There’s a difference between being a licensed waterfowl hunter and being out there and just shooting at any bird that flies across the sky,” CPW spokesperson Kara Van Hoose told CBS News<\/a>. “And we think that this is probably a case of the latter, and we want somebody to really come forward and let us know what happened here.”<\/p>\n “We want to talk to anybody who has any information, and if you don’t feel comfortable leaving your name or contact info, you can also report these anonymously to us through our Operation Game Thief email and phone number,” she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n The national bird<\/a> of the U.S., the bald eagle, is a federally and state-protected species and under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act<\/a> and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act<\/a>, injuring or killing a bald eagle is illegal in any capacity.<\/p>\n![\"Injured](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1a13cd8746d7f96ac1c580c3ef3ecf98.jpeg\"\/)
Injured bald eagle in crate <\/p>\n