By Sarita Patel
A BC Conservation Officer went above and beyond recently when he jumped into a lake to save a Canada goose that became trapped in a fishing net.
BCCOS posted the video on their Twitter account showing an officer swimming amongst lily pads untangling the bird, after it became entangled in a fishing net on Mill Lake in Abbotsford.
"The CO tied a rope to the boardwalk & swam to the bird. He cut the net free, which had been wrapped around its legs & across its back. The goose swam away, exhausted but safe."
After releasing the bird, a crowd cheers on the officer calling him a hero with one jokingly stating he "just got a phone call that there's a sturgeon trapped in a net."
According to B.C.’s Freshwater Fishing Regulations, it is illegal to fish with nets of any kind in the province.
CO’s helped free a Canada Goose after it became entangled in a fishing net on Mill Lake in #Abbotsford. The CO tied a rope to the boardwalk & swam to the bird. He cut the net free, which had been wrapped around its legs & across its back. The goose swam away, exhausted but safe. pic.twitter.com/ci0dN1gbEn
— BC CO Service (@_BCCOS) July 17, 2020
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