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Associated Press
Rush City, Minn.

Military veteran uses sharp-shooting skills to free eagle

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A U.S. Army veteran turned to his sharp-shooting skills to free a bald eagle trapped in a Minnesota tree.

ABC News reports that the eagle had become entangled in a rope and was hanging upside down from a tree near Jason and Jackie Galvin's Rush City cabin for several days. Jason Galvin finally decided to try to shoot the rope. He used a .22-caliber rifle with a scope to fire 150 shots before he finally severed the rope. The rope was only 4 inches long, and the rescue effort took 90 minutes.

The eagle was never hit by a bullet. The couple wrapped it in a blanket. It was then taken to the University of Minnesota's Raptor Center.