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Unbelievable:

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard plucked a man and his pet bird from a 75-foot tree on Tuesday evening after he became stranded while trying to coax the creature out of the branches.

“Local rescue units including ladder trucks … were not able to get close enough to the tree due to the proximity of the houses,” the Coast Guard said in a statement.

It said that it dispatched a HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew which safely hoisted man and bird free. The incident occurred in Porter just north of Houston and local media reported that the bird was a $2,000 cockatoo.

“The man and bird were flown to Williams Airport in Porter. Both were reported to be in good condition,” the Coast Guard said.

Welcome to Houston.

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4 Comments »
  1. Talk about going our on a limb.

    Comment by Big White Hat — 3:07 pm

  2. Hope he gets the bill for that.

    Comment by MrCynic1 — 4:27 pm

  3. They should have left them both in the tree. I worked as an animal handler at a theme park years ago and the cockatoo in the bird show was an even bigger horse’s caboose than my boss.

    Comment by USBeast — 4:33 pm

  4. Wait till he sues the coast guard for the bird’s ruffled feathers…

    Comment by endorendil — 4:18 pm

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