Attleboro Firefighters Save Swan Entangled In Fishing Line

ATTLEBORO, MA — Attleboro firefighters waded into Cranberry Pond Wednesday morning to rescue a swan entangled in fishing line.

Firefighters were called out to the pond near Leedham Street shortly before 9 a.m. to investigated a report of an animal in distress, the fire department said in a media release.

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"Crews located the swan about 100 feet from shore, its wings and body caught in fishing line," according to the release.

"Firefighters donned water rescue suits and waded into the pond," the release said. "The swan resisted efforts to help, but firefighters were able to free it, and it swam away quickly."

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District Chief Mike Maitland noted the firefighters gained on-the-job experience through the swan rescue.

"This was a good opportunity for our members to take the training they receive and apply it in the real world in a less time-sensitive situation," Maitland said in the release. "When the day comes that our firefighters need to conduct a water rescue involving a person, they will be better prepared."

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