Firefighters Rescue Bird And Owner Trapped In Mud

When you are a firefighter, you never know what your day will be like. Things can change in an instant and you have to be ready to help. While you normally expect a firefighter to battles flames, sometimes they assist with other calls too. And that is exactly what happened recently to the Belleville Fire Department in Illinois.

A 66-year-old man was taking a walk with his bird when the unthinkable happened. The parrot became stuck in the mud of recently dredged lake. When the owner saw his beloved bird in distress, he did not hesitate to go in after him. But that is when the man also became stuck in the mud and could not climb out on his own.

Thankfully, he was able to call for help and someone called the fire department and they quickly arrived on scene. These amazing men used a ladder to create a makeshift bridge in order to safely rescue the man and his parrot. It was definitely an unusual rescue but firefighters say that the bird was calm the entire time.

This feathery friend was perfectly content on his owner’s arm as the crew worked to bring them both to safety. Overall, both the man and his bird were unharmed but crewmembers warn that this situation could’ve had a very different ending. Left without help, the man might have suffered from heat exhaustion or worse. Thankfully, everyone is all right and now this fire department has quite the unique rescue story to share.