(CNN) Rescuers in northern Germany have managed to save a young eagle owl who was trapped at the bottom of a 130-foot well at a ruined castle. Rescuers used a spotlight to illuminate the well and could see the bird at the bottom, but they were unable to lure it into a net. The rescuer wore breathing apparatus to go down the 130-foot well. Tests showed that the air quality was poor just a few meters into the shaft, so they lowered an oxygen bottle into the well to help the owl breathe. Then a rescuer wearing breathing apparatus abseiled down the well, packed the young animal into a bag and sent it back up the rope before following themselves.

Source: CNN July 27, 2020 16:30 UTC