Florida man Doug Hay risked his own life to rescue a drowning bald eagle.
The 69-year-old and his wife, who reside in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, were in their living room when they heard something crash into the lake behind their house, WTVT in Tampa Bay, Florida, reported April 22.
Seeing one eagle in the water and another circling above, Hay realized the two likely had been fighting.
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He immediately shed his shirt and sandals and jumped into the water to rescue the drowning bird, which had landed right in the middle of the lake.
“I threw my phone to the ground, too, and my wife picked the phone up and started videoing it,” Hay said.
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