in Sale. Visitors spotted the distressed bird at Sale Water Park before calling the RSPCA for help on September 10. Inspector Steve Wickham, who specialises in water rescues, arrived to find the suffering swan in 'agony'. “This poor swan was in a sorry state," he said."The people who spotted him could see the fishing line was tangled between his foot and wing.“When I was able to look at him up close, I could see there was also a fishing hook that had pierced his foot.
He must have been in agony.”Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe swan was transported to RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich,.
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