ALEXIS, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A bobcat was found trapped inside a car’s grill in southeast Lincoln County Wednesday.
Unfortunately, the wildcat had to be put down after being rescued by the Carolina Wildlife Conservation Center, it was put down due the extent of its injuries. Around 6 p.m. July 30, the Alexis Fire Department responded to Mount Zion Church Road. Upon arrival, the bobcat was found inside the grill after being struck the same vehicle.
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office contacted the nearby CWCC, who said they arrived within 25 minutes to find a host of law enforcement and a gathering crowd.
CWCC officials say they sedated the bobcat, then removed the vehicle’s front grill and safely contained the 17-pound animal for immediate transport to its wildlife hospital. The organization labeled it as “strong and wild.”…