Overview
- Authorities released the recorded 911 call and Highway Patrol photos following the Wednesday morning incident near Bryson City.
- The driver reported a bald eagle dropped a cat through the passenger-side windshield, shattering the glass.
- North Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed the motorist was uninjured and that the cat was found dead along the roadside.
- Trooper Kosal Thach said the cat was seen fighting the bird in mid-air, and the eagle departed before officers arrived.
- Officials have not determined whether the cat slipped from the eagle’s talons or was discarded.