Aside from coming to the aid of humans, we often hear of police officers saving animals, too.
For example, there’s Indianapolis police officer Teresa Welborn who saved a helpless dog left to die on the road. And there’s the unforgettable moment a cop’s dash cam showed him saving a cat.
Sgt. Darin Morgan from Norman, OK, took it one step further when he rescued a hurt owl he encountered on duty one morning.
The sergeant, who looks for criminals on a busy highway with his K-9, Kilo, was shocked to come across the injured bird on the road.
"I’d never seen an owl up close before, ever," he told told Oklahoma's KOCO 5 News.
But, Sgt. Morgan immediately decided to help. As shown in the video below, the officer wrapped the bird in a towel, put her in a backpack, and even secured her with a seatbelt to transport her to safety.
“Obviously, being a canine handler and animal lover, I felt like it was the right thing to do,” he said.
The injured owl was then taken to the local WildCare Foundation where she will undergo surgery for a broken wing. She's expected to return to the wild in no more than six weeks.
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