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Dead Seagull Briefly Closes Hamburg’s Köhlbrandbrücke Over Bird Flu Concern

Tests for avian influenza are pending with results expected Monday.

Overview

  • Police and fire crews responded after a seagull fell onto the roadway shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
  • A firefighter in protective gear collected the carcass and removed it for examination.
  • The left lane toward Wilhelmsburg was closed during the operation and later reopened.
  • Authorities are investigating whether the bird carried avian influenza, with laboratory results due beginning Monday.
  • Separate reports of a dead crane in Volksdorf and a pigeon in Rotherbaum are under review with no connection confirmed.