A young duck has a new lease on life thanks to volunteers and rescue workers in Harrison Hot Springs.

Early last week, Miami River Streamkeepers Society member Janne Perrin spotted a duck – a juvenile pie-billed grebe – tangled up in plastic mesh in the Harrison Lake lagoon.

Rescue efforts began last Friday (Oct. 17) morning when a pair of kayakers and a total of seven people tried to rescue the bird, hoping to herd it toward the shore. Perrin said rehabbers discouraged the rescuers from cutting the bird free of the netting as that would be a task better suited for professionals and to avoid any further injury to the duck.

They would redouble their efforts the following morning. Several others volunteered to help via social media as Perrin posted updates on the situation. She contacted

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