WOODFIN, N.C. (WBTV) - An owlet stuck in the grill of a car is now recovering at a Western North Carolina rehabilitation facility.

“Hedwig” was found on Sept. 7 in Woodfin. Officers with the Woodfin Police Department said they were able to remove the owl and place him in a warm blanket. He was described as “dazed, confused and cold,” attributed to the cold weather in the mountain community.

Everyone meet Hedwig! A young owlet found by a resident stuck in the grill of their car on Sunday, Septenber 7th.... Posted by Woodfin Police Department on Monday, September 8, 2025

An officer with the North Carolina Wildlife Commission relocated Hedwig to an area rehabilitation center.

Officers wrote in a social media post that the public should leave birds of prey where they are and, if they a

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