Staff at Colorado's St. Vrain State Park made a distressing discovery Friday morning when one of their fledgling osprey was found hanging from the nest platform.

The park's raptor monitor was able to get it down, but the bird had already passed away. Park staff said the osprey had swallowed several feet of fishing line and hooks . When the lead weight became caught in the nest, the bird was unable to make it to the ground or back into the nest.

St. Vrain State Park

Park officials believe there was an unattended line with a fish, either caught or used as bait, that the osprey swallowed. This isn't the first time an instance like this has occurred this summer. Several geese, herons, pelicans and turtles have been severely injured or killed by fishing hooks in the last few months, said S

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