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Owl Freed From Kiel Central Station Roof After High-Risk Operation

The bird's proximity to an electrified overhead line required specialist height-rescue techniques.

Neun Einsatzkräfte mussten die Eule aus ihrer misslichen Lage befreien. (Symbolbild)
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Die Kieler Feuerwehr hat am Samstagmorgen im Hauptbahnhof der Stadt eine Eule aus misslicher Lage gerettet. Das Tier hatte sich in etwa zehn Metern Höhe unter dem Dach des Bahnhofsgebäudes verfangen, wie die Einsatzkräfte mitteilten.

Overview

  • Firefighters in Kiel were called Saturday morning after an owl became trapped about ten meters under the station roof.
  • The rescue was complicated by the owl's location next to an overhead railway contact line, increasing electrical risk.
  • One track was temporarily closed as a safety measure during the operation, according to the fire department.
  • A specialist height-rescue team with nine personnel reached the bird and brought it down safely.
  • The owl was handed to a veterinary practice for follow-up care after the successful retrieval.