People at the beach thought it was a joke.
A lifeguard suddenly jumped from his chair.
Blew his whistle.
And started running toward a seagull.
Not a swimmer.
Not a child.
A seagull.
The bird couldn’t fly.
Couldn’t walk properly.
And seemed trapped in the sand.
Most people kept watching from a distance.
Then the lifeguard got closer.
And immediately called for help.
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The seagull wasn’t injured.
It was entangled in dozens of feet of fishing line.
Every attempt to move tightened the line further around its wings and legs.
The bird had likely been struggling for hours.
Beachgoers formed a loose circle while rescuers worked carefully.
One wrong cut could cause serious injury.
After nearly thirty minutes, the final piece of line was removed.
The exhausted bird remained still for several seconds.
Then opened its wings.
And lifted into the air.
Witnesses broke into applause.
The lifeguard later said it was one of the most stressful rescues he’d ever done.
Because panic makes every animal unpredictable.
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