Two RCMP officers in Clinton, BC have freed a large hawk trapped behind the grill of a full-sized pickup truck..A motorist was driving north on Highway 97, south of Clinton, when a large bird of prey suddenly emerged from the ditch and took flight right into the front of her moving vehicle, said Cpl. Jesse O’Donaghey, spokesman for the BC RCMP in the Southeast District..The driver pulled into the Clinton RCMP detachment for assistance..“Somehow the massive hawk managed to get trapped in behind the front grill of the woman’s Toyota Tundra,” said O’Donaghey..“The moment Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk and Cst. Marika Masters, the Acting Corporal and Detachment Commander for the Clinton RCMP loosened the front grill of the Toyota Tundra the hawk took flight. The spectacle was all captured on film.”.The police officers were prepared to provide care to the hawk had it been injured and incapable of flying away as a result..“The magnificent hawk, which did not appear to be injured by the ordeal, quickly gained altitude and flew away,” said O’Donaghey..Reid Small is a BC correspondent for the Western Standard.,.rsmall@westernstandardonline.com
