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Florida man disregards gator and rescues bald eagle from lake

Gail P Sherman
May 01, 2025
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For once, "Florida man" makes his fellow Floridians proud. Seventy-year-old Doug Hay was sitting in his living room when he heard a crash outside. When he and his wife went outside to investigate further, they found a bald eagle downed in the lake outside their home, and another circling above them.

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