Moment police use DRONE to cut free pigeon dangling from cable in Peru

Moment police use a DRONE to cut free pigeon dangling from a power cable in Peru

  • Footage shows ingenious officers in Lima fixing a knife to a DJI Mini 2 drone 
  • Residents say the pigeon had been stuck on the electric wire for over 12 hours 
  • The rescued animal was taken to a local shelter for abandoned animals 

This is the moment ingenious police officers used a drone to release a pigeon dangling from a power cable in Peru.

Video footage shows the officers in the capital city Lima taping a knife to the drone and cutting the string binding the bird to the high-voltage line.

Residents in the Barranca neighbourhood said the pigeon was stuck on the electric wire for more than 12 hours before it was freed on Monday. 

This is the moment police used a drone to release a pigeon dangling from a power cable wire in Peru on October 11

Video footage showed ingenious officers in the capital city Lima fixing a knife to the drone to cut the string trapping the bird to the high-voltage cable 

The footage initially shows the pigeon dangling upside down, flapping its wings frantically and struggling in vain to free itself from a line spanning the street. 

It then cuts to a close up drone shot that reveals the pigeon’s talons are ensnared in string wrapped around the finger-width cable. 

Two of Barranca’s finest officers fix a knife with a fluorescent handle to the top of a DJI Mini 2 drone using electrician’s tape. 

The footage cuts to a close up drone shot that reveals the pigeon’s talons and feet are ensnared in string wrapped around the finger-width cable

The police officers then carefully pilot the drone towards the trapped bird using an onboard live stream.

They slowly navigate the sharp blade towards the thread around the pigeon’s feet while concerned locals stand underneath holding out a sheet to catch the bird.

Two of Barranca’s finest police officers devise an ingenious plan to free the fatigued bird

They attach a knife with a fluorescent handle to the top of a DJI Mini 2 drone using electrician’s tape

The makeshift knife cuts through the string but rather than plummeting to the ground the pigeon gracefully swoops down to safety. 

Local residents eventually managed to catch the pigeon and cut away the remaining string with scissors. 

The rescued animal was taken to a local shelter for abandoned animals. 


The police officers slowly navigate the sharp blade towards the thread around the pigeon’s feet while members of the neighbourhood hold a tightened sheet directly below

Eventually local residents manage to catch the pigeon and cut away the remaining string with scissors

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