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| Firefighter abseils down well to save trapped owl | Firefighter abseils down well to save trapped owl |
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| A firefighter in northern Germany rescued a trapped owl from a 40m-deep (131ft) well at a ruined castle, after descending on ropes. | A firefighter in northern Germany rescued a trapped owl from a 40m-deep (131ft) well at a ruined castle, after descending on ropes. |
| A local had heard the distressed eagle owl hooting from the well on Saturday and alerted the police. | |
| The Bad Segeberg fire service pumped oxygen into the shaft and set up an abseiling rig, after failing to lure the owl into a sack with bait. | The Bad Segeberg fire service pumped oxygen into the shaft and set up an abseiling rig, after failing to lure the owl into a sack with bait. |
| The young bird is now safely in the hands of a local bat sanctuary. | The young bird is now safely in the hands of a local bat sanctuary. |
| Bad Segeberg is a town just north of Lübeck and is famous for the Kalkberg, a massive gypsum rock which is topped by the ruined medieval castle. | Bad Segeberg is a town just north of Lübeck and is famous for the Kalkberg, a massive gypsum rock which is topped by the ruined medieval castle. |
| The eagle owl rescue involved a team of 12 firefighters, plus a six-member technical team and two staff from the nearby bat centre, the fire service reported (in German). | |
| They got to the bird just in time, as a probe lowered into the well indicated that there was little air inside. They used a powerful light and telescope to locate the owl, before sending a rescuer down with breathing apparatus. | They got to the bird just in time, as a probe lowered into the well indicated that there was little air inside. They used a powerful light and telescope to locate the owl, before sending a rescuer down with breathing apparatus. |