On January 29th, Sergeant Heath Watson and Deputy Travis Gibson with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office encountered something you don’t see everyday. Blocking traffic in the middle of a busy highway was a Blue Heron.
Deputy Gibson, then loaded the bird up in the rear of his patrol car and transported him to jail. Fortunately the bird was not booked in as a criminal (jail bird) but was released to the Ellijay Georgia Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary.
Deputy Gibson and Sergeant Watson did a great job rescuing the bird and reopening traffic.
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Article submitted by Kris Stancil PCSO Public Information Officer
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