Chelan County Worker Helps Save Stranded Eagle

A Chelan County Public Works driver saved an injured bald eagle late last month.

How the Injured Bald Eagle Was Discovered

The County said Daylon Harn stopped to remove a deer carcass from the roadway and saw the eagle pop out from the bushes with its right wing visibly injured. Wildlife experts later assessed that the eagle may have been injured while fighting with two large vultures feeding at the carcass prior to when Harn stopped and found the raptor.

From Roadside Rescue to Rehabilitation

After discovering the eagle, Harn continued to check on the bird over the next couple of days while inspecting roads, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife was busy with a recent missing persons case.

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