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Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway
Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway A group of NYPD officers from the 111 Precinct had some drivers on the Long Island Expressway doing a double-take as they worked to capture an injured swan. Yep, a swan. The incident took around 4:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, in the fast lane of the busy highway in Bayside, Queens. The officers, Emily Baron and Michael DeFranco responded to the area after receiving a 911 call that the 20-pound bird had crash-landed on the highway. Emergency Services officers blocked off traffic as Baron and DeFranco used a large animal crate to wrestle the injured animal into the cage. They then contacted…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Video: Long Island Girl, Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain Video: Long Island Girl, Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain
Video: Long Island Girl, Police Rescue Swan Trapped In Storm Drain A little girl came to the rescue of a swan that found itself in a precarious position on Long Island. A 5-year-old girl in Merrick was near her Lake End Road home shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2 when she heard a strange noise coming from a storm drain, police said. The noise ultimately was coming from a trapped, distressed swan. The girl proceeded to tell her father about the swan, who then contacted the Nassau County Police Department. Upon arrival, officers found the swan in distress in the drain, and the department’s Emergency Service Unit responded to the scene with two…

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by Zak Failla