Footage of the incident shows the visibly injured crow struggling to break free as concerned people look on (Credit: Claire Inns)
Firefighters were called after several people reported the trapped bird
A crow which was caught in anti-bird netting above Kingston Market at the weekend has been saved by firefighters.
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) were called to reports of the trapped bird on Saturday (16 November), as crowds of concerned people looked on.
“It was heart-breaking watching the poor bird” said Claire Inns, who lives in Kingston and saw what happened.
Footage of the incident shows the bird struggling to break free with its wing visibly injured.
Firefighters arrived on the scene at around 1.30pm.
Crowds gathered in market square to watch the rescue
Image: After the crow was cut loose witnesses said firefighters caught it in a blue tarpaulin and moved it to safety (Credit: Claire Inns)
A cordon was set up around Kingston Market Hall and a firefighter scaled the building with a ladder, setting the crow loose.
Claire, who arrived at the scene as firefighters were in the middle of their rescue, added:
“The fire brigade climbed up and cut the bird free and caught it in the blue tarpaulin.”
A spokesperson from the LFB said the bird was taken to a rehabilitation centre for corvids (the bird family of crows, ravens and magpies) on advice from the RSPCA.
The spokesperson could not tell The Kingston Courier which centre the crow had been taken to.
