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WATCH: Police rescue injured pelican from canal

A video shows a Florida police department's marine officers rescuing an injured pelican from a canal.

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>> IF YOU LIVE IN CAPE CORAL, YOU KNOW HOW BIG A PART WILDLIFE IS IN OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT AND POSITIVELY GULF COAST. CAPE CORAL POLICE JUST SAY THIS SMALL BUT IMPORTANT PART OF THE WILDLIFE HERE IN THE GULF COAST. MARINE OFFICERS RECENTLY RESCUED THIS PELICAN. THAT WAS HURT. IT WAS SPOTTED IN A CANAL IN SOUTHEAST CAPE CORAL. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEIR MARINE OFFICERS RESPONDED AND RETRIEVE THE BIRD FROM THE CANAL THAT TOOK HIM TO A LOCAL VET FOR CARE. CAPE CORAL

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Police in Florida rescue injured pelican from canal

Police marine officers on Florida’s Gulf Coast recently rescued an injured pelican spotted in a canal.The Cape Coral Police Department said their marine officers responded to the scene and retrieved the bird from the canal. They took it to a local veterinarian for care. Cape Coral police thanked the neighbors who found the bird for letting officers know it needed help.

Police marine officers on Florida’s Gulf Coast recently rescued an injured pelican spotted in a canal.

The Cape Coral Police Department said their marine officers responded to the scene and retrieved the bird from the canal.

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They took it to a local veterinarian for care. Cape Coral police thanked the neighbors who found the bird for letting officers know it needed help.

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