In the early hours of last Sunday, Knox County deputies found themselves handling an unusual emergency.
After a juvenile barred owl was hit by a car in Knoxville, officers responded to the scene, and body camera footage showed the rescue.
What happened?
Around 2 a.m., the Knox County Sheriff’s Office was sent to a 911 call about a young barred owl that had been struck by a car in Knoxville, according to WBIR.
Because the bird was still alive, deputies remained at the scene while they worked out the safest way to get it the medical care it desperately needed…