A pigeon was rescued with the help of a drone after nearly 12 hours stranded on a high-voltage electrical cable.
Police officials are shown using tape to attach a knife to the drone and then flying it near the pigeon to cut the string attaching the bird to the power cable in a video that has become famous on social media.
The incident occurred in Lima, Peru, according to a Reuters report. “Peruvian police used a drone, some tape, and a knife’s blade to rescue a pigeon trapped in a high-tension electric wire in Peru’s capital Lima,” read the caption of the tweet. The tweet has received over one lakh views.
Watch the video here-
The pigeon was rescued by neighbors, who used a scissor to cut away the remaining string twisted on the bird’s leg, according to the DailyMail. The rescued bird was subsequently placed in a cage and sent to a local animal shelter, according to the story.
Source- India today
