PICTURES: Injured sandhill crane rescued by Titusville firefighters

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A sandhill crane that was hit by a car was taken to an animal rescue for treatment by Titusville firefighters Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters were called out to a vehicle crash involving a large bird around 5:30 p.m.

A bystander had wrapped a small sandhill crane and wrapped it in a towel.

Firefighters then took the bird back to the fire station where a representative from WILD Florida Rescue came to pick up the bird.

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