Polk County firefighters pulled an injured owl from a small pool of water Monday morning near Mulberry.
- Owl trapped in pool on Bailey Road
- Woodland Wonders contacted to help rehabilitate animal
- Owl had one claw tangled in a tarp
Polk Fire's Station 710 in the Willow Oak area received a call about 7:30 a.m. about an owl was trapped in a man's pool.
When Capt. James Towns, Engineer Darren Monk and Firefighter James Parker arrived at 3525 Bailey Road, they saw the stuck owl in about a foot of water.
The owl had one claw tangled in a tarp and it was unable to fly.
The firefighters entered the pool and removed the bird, but then noticed the owl was injured.
Firefighters then contacted Woodland Wonders to collect the owl for rehabilitation.