Heroic woman braves freezing water to rescue drowning seagull By Talker News Apr 17, 2026 13 hrs ago Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lorraine Bullar rescuing the seagull caught in fishing tackle. (Stuart Beaton via SWNS) By Talker By Charlie FentonA brave woman has been hailed a hero after she rescued an injured seagull from drowning after it became stuck in a fishing line. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmsC2>2E:4 :>286D D9@H {@CC2:?6 qF==2C DH:>>:?8 @FE `d >6E6CD :?E@ 7C66K:?8 $E2?=6J !2C< {2<6 :? q=24<A@@=[ {2?42D9:C6[ E@ D2G6 E96 9FCE 8F== 27E6C :ED =68 H2D EC2AA65 :? 7:D9:?8 E24<=6]k^Am The gull was drowning until Bullar jumped into action. (Stuart Beaton via SWNS) By Talker kAm%96 A@@C 2?:>2= — H9@ 92D D:?46 366? ?2>65 !2E:6?46 — H2D DA@EE65 3J H:=5=:76 96=A6C $EF2CE q62E@?[ H9@ 925 ?@E:465 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^_a^a_^D628F==\>2<6D\`g__\>:=6\;@FC?6J\7C@>\EC2D9\42?\E@\36249\:?\>@C@44@^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm8F==k^2m 925?VE >@G65 7@C 7:G6 9@FCD]k^Am More from this section Longtime Messi friend Hoyos unveiled as Inter Miami coach 'Disgrace': fans outraged by World Cup transit fare hikes Hezbollah MP to AFP: direct Lebanon-Israel talks a 'grave error' kAmqF==2C — H9@ 92D 6IE6?D:G6 6IA6C:6?46 D2G:?8 =:G6D H:E9 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C?=:]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm#}{xk^2m — H2D 4@?E24E65 3J (:=5=:76 #6D4F6 E62> qC2>3=6D 2?5 D=:AA65 :?E@ 96C H6EDF:E E@ 96=A E96 8F==]k^AmkAmp7E6C !2E:6?46 H2D C6D4F65[ q62E@? E96? 42C67F==J C6>@G65 E96 9@@< 2?5 :D ?@H 36:?8 =@@<65 27E6C 3J qC2>3=6D[ H9@ 92G6 EC62E65 96C H:E9 2?E:3:@E:4D 2?5 2?E:\:?7=2>>2E@CJ >65:42E:@?]k^Am The seagull, now nicknamed Patience, is on the mend after being rescued. (Stuart Beaton via SWNS) By Talker kAm|6= vC66?92=89[ @7 qC2>3=6D (:=5=:76 #6D4F6[ D2:5i Q%92?<7F==J 96C@:?6 {@CC2:?6[ H9@ 92D 6IE6?D:G6 6IA6C:6?46 D2G:?8 =:G6D H:E9 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ad^_a^_e^5C@H?:?8\5@8\D2G65\2E\D62\3J\=:763@2E\4C6H^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm#}{xk^2m 2?5 :D 2 7C:6?5 @7 E96 C6D4F6[ @776C65 96C 96=A 2?5 5@??65 96C H6EDF:E E@ DH:> @FE E@ 96C]k^AmkAmQ%92EVD ?@ >62? 762E DH:>>:?8 H:E9 2 8F== F?56C J@FC 2C>P {F4<:=J D96 ;FDE 496H65 @? 96C H6EDF:E]k^AmkAmQ$>2D9:?8 A:646 @7 E62>H@C< J6E 282:? 3J 2== :?G@=G65]Qk^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recommended for you Most Popular Minor injury in shooting where about a dozen rounds were fired BREAKING: State champ coach tabbed to be Horseshoe Bend’s next Defendant’s phone connected to vehicle moments before crash Wetumpka man facing murder and assault charges Wetumpka man arrested for aggravated surveillance, sexual extortion Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 63° Clear86° / 57° 1 AM 63° 2 AM 62° 3 AM 61° 4 AM 61° 5 AM 61°
