JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. — A young osprey was rescued after falling into the water on Tuesday afternoon, the James City County Police Department said.
Police said that around 5:30 p.m., boaters near the Jamestown Ferry disturbed a federally protected osprey nest, one of the young birds to fall into the water and get waterlogged.
A park attendant rescued the bird from the water and James City County Fire Department personnel returned the bird to its nest.
If you have any information, photos, or videos of the boaters involved in this incident police ask that you contact Ranger Garcia and send an email to jennifer.garcia@jamescitycountyva.gov.