Labor Day crowds at the Cottonwood Trail in Richardson were shocked to find a baby heron dangling from a tree, and quickly rushed to action to try and free the animal.

Sandy Ramos, owner and founder of DFW Squirrel Rescue, is a licensed animal rehabilitation specialist. She began receiving calls on Monday morning from concerned neighbors.

“There was a crowd of people watching, and there was this poor young heron stuck entangled in fishing line, you know, crying” Ramos said.

Ramos and another wildlife rescuer worked to try to get the animal loose, and as neighbors rushed in to help. One resident brought a tree trimmer and a kayak to try to catch the bird once it fell from the tree.

“All this is happening as this bird is crying in pain and thrashing around, doing more damage, and the mot

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