Too tangled to Swim: DEC Officer assists with freeing loon from fishing line

LEWIS COUNTY- A loon was rescued from a tangled mess of fishing line on a North Country lake, authorities say.

On July 14, the DEC received calls from people on Lake Bonaparte, who spotted a loon that appeared to be tangled in some fishing line.

Witnesses told officers that a fishing lure also appeared to be attached to the line.

Environmental Conservation Officer Worden responded and managed to locate the entangled loon from the opposite shoreline.

After offering officer Worden a lift on his own boat, the witness who initially called-in took the game warden over towards the loon.

Once they were close enough to have a better idea of what the scenario was, Officer Worden and the witness observed the loon tangled up with braided fishing line, which was all attached to a crank-bait fishing lure.

Fortunately, the loon was eventually freed and released back to the lake.

The DEC would like to thank those who called in.

Image courtesy via the New York State DEC.