Officers rescue owl trapped in soccer net at Shorewood, Minnesota home

Two police officers rescued an owl that had become trapped in a soccer net in Shorewood, Minnesota Friday morning. (South Lake Minnetonka Police Department)

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.”