Cincinnati Ohio police responded to an unusual distress call on May 9, 2016 from a
goose.
Sergeant James Givens was sitting in his patrol car in a parking lot when he was
accosted by one very unexpected visitor who seemed dead set on getting his
attention.
'This goose came up and started pecking on the side of the car,' Givens said. 'I
threw some food out for her, but she didn't take it. She just kept pecking and
quacking. Then she walked away, stopped and looked back. Then came over again
and pecked some more.'
When the goose walked away a second time and again looked back, Givens decided
to follow her and it's a good thing that he did!
'She led me about 100 yards away to this grassy area near a creek. That's when
I saw one of her babies all tangled up in some string from a balloon.
His little feet were kicking,' said Givens. 'She led me straight to him.'
Specialist Cecilia Charron arrived to help. They called the SPCA for backup incase the
mother goose might attack, but when no one was available they decided to help the
gosling themselves.
With Givens recording and mother goose honking, Charron freed the baby bird from
the balloon. The baby animal promptly ran off to join the rest of the family.
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