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Hawk rescued by quick-thinking Venice resident

Kat Catanakis  of Venice
Posted at 2:38 PM, Oct 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-09 14:40:09-04

VENICE, Fla — A Cooper's hawk was rescued after Venice resident Kat Catanakis saw it hanging from a tree Wednesday, Oct 9.

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Kat Catanakis says she saw the hawk while looking out a window.

"There is a lot of wildlife where I live. I saw the hawk and I noticed he was hanging upside down by his wing. A vine was wrapped around his wing."- Catanakis

Catanakis says she didn't know what to do so she made a call to the sheriff's office. Soon Stephanie, a volunteer for the wildlife center was on the way.

Stephanie called William the tree climber and he came to help.

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When William climbed up to the bird it started moving.

"It's like he knew he was being rescued because he just melted in William's arms."- Catanakis

Catanakis says the hawk was taken to the Wildlife Center of SW Florida.

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