Officers rescue owl trapped in soccer net at Shorewood, Minnesota home
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Two police officers rescued an owl that had become trapped in a soccer net in Shorewood, Minnesota Friday morning. (South Lake Minnetonka Police Department)
SHOREWOOD, Minn. (FOX 9) - Two police officers rescued an owl Friday that had gotten itself trapped in a soccer net in Shorewood, Minnesota.
The South Lake Minnetonka Police Department said the officers responded to a private residence after the owners called police to report the trapped owl. The officers were able to free the owl without sustaining any injuries.
In a Facebook post, the police department said one of the officers described the owl’s talons as “just a little bit terrifying.”