Goslings Trapped in Fishing Line Reunited With Family After Being Freed by Cops

Two goslings that were tangled in a fishing line were reunited with their family after being freed by officers in Wisconsin.

Bodycam footage released by the Wasau Police Department shows the rescue operation at DC Everest Park on Sunday, June 30.

Police said the young geese “had their feet tied together by fishing line.”

Officers “faced off against an angry mother goose, but were able to grab hold of the two babies,” police said.

“After a few minutes of cutting on the fishing line, they were finally able to disconnect them. The officers then returned the pair to the shoreline, so they could reunite with the rest of the gaggle out on beautiful Lake Wausau.” Credit: Wausau Police Department via Storyful

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I don't imagine she is.

The one on that side is in dragging it.

All right.

I did get a hold of somebody at the DNR.

They said they might try to try and send somebody out.

I've got a room and shovel and this thing.

Oh, there's other, there's the other one.

Yeah.

Yeah.

She was in the water a little bit but then came right back up.

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Oh I'm gonna see how close you want to get.

Not close.

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Yeah, I know.

I know.

Now grab this other one.

Ok.

Grab it.

Yeah, we're just gonna just just, yeah, just grab and welcome back to the squad even.

Yeah, you can grab that.

You like I know, I know just like let's see if we can put them down on these chips.

If we can at least just cut it and then this one is.

Oh, yeah.

Ok. What's in both of it?

We might be able to cut all.

Yeah.

Let me get the, the big stuff.

Yes.

Oh, that one's on its embedded.

Yeah.

Ok.

I mean, surprisingly, I mean, they're, they're very resilient animals.

So I think if we can just get them back to mom, is it free?

Are they free?

Let's see.

Yes.

Yeah.

They p, and that one's a little swollen but I think we get them back into the water.

Let's see how they do.

Yeah, we're kicking, let's go find mama this way.

Ok.

Right.

I live.

Yeah.

Uh huh.