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Fire crews rescue hawk from Myrtle Beach driving range net

Fire crews rescue hawk from Myrtle Beach driving range net (Myrtle Beach Fire Department)

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — (AP) — Fire crews in South Carolina have rescued a red tail hawk that was caught in netting at a driving range.

The Myrtle Beach Fire Department says the hawk was 40 feet up at Top Golf on Saturday night.

Last night A-Shift crews on Truck 6 successfully recovered a red tail hawk approximately 40 ft up in the net at Top...

Posted by Myrtle Beach Fire Department on Sunday, March 21, 2021

Crews got it out and put it in a box until the morning because hawks do not usually fly at night.

The department says it was handed over to avian experts.

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