Hawk Rescued From Screened-In Pool Area At Tampa Home: Watch

TAMPA, FL — A deputy recently rescued a large hawk trapped in the screened-in pool enclosure of a Tampa home after an elderly resident called the 911 dispatch center for help, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.

“With a little teamwork and a lot of patience, the deputy safely caught the hawk and released it into the nearby woods,” HCSO said in the post.

In body-worn camera footage from the rescue, the deputy can be heard talking to the terrified bird, trying to calm it and calling it names like “baby” and “cutie.”

Watch the video from the rescue:

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