Overview
- City of Rye police and firefighters answered a Friday call about a mute swan whose rear had frozen to the surface of Kirby Pond.
- Aerial footage captures a responder walking onto the ice, freeing the bird and carrying it back to shore.
- Authorities said the swan was delivered to the Animal Nation wildlife rehabilitation facility for evaluation and treatment.
- Police described the conditions as cold enough to freeze the pond, which led to the bird becoming stuck.
- The rescue comes two weeks after firefighters in Norwalk, Connecticut pulled a swan from ice on the Norwalk River on Feb. 3.