00:34 Traffic Halted Due to Bald Eagles in Storm Drain 2 bald eagles got stuck in a Orange County, FL storm drain and caused quite a commotion. At a Glance Two bald eagles became stuck in a storm drain in Florida.

One of the eagles managed to escape and fly away, while the other fell into the drain.

The eagle that was rescued from the drain has died.

One official suspects they were fighting over territory.



A bald eagle that had to be rescued from a storm drain in Orange County, Florida, died Tuesday, according to officials. The bird became stuck after getting into an altercation with another eagle that lodged them both in the grate.

The Audubon Center for Birds of Prey told WAFB.com that the eagle's health began to deteriorate Monday . Puncture wounds sustained during the fight caused fluid to accumulate around the bird's heart and lungs.

The two symbols of America laying half in and half out of a storm drain caused quite a commotion when they were first discovered last week, and it wasn't long before emergency crews had a portion of the road blocked off while they tried to figure out how to untangle the two birds of prey, WFTV.com reports.

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The 5-year-old female eagle had injuries on her leg and chest and a cracked beak, WFTV also reports.

The two eagles likely got into a fight when one bird strayed into the other's territory , Audubon Center for Birds of Prey spokesperson Dianna Flynt, told WKMG, adding that it's currently eagle nesting season.

"There's got to be a nest around here, a territory," Flynt told WESH. "And somebody that didn't belong in this territory showed up and the other said, 'You don't belong here,' and the other said, 'Um, you sure?'"

One of the eagles managed to escape and flew away, at which time the second eagle disappeared completely into the storm drain, according to WFTV. Fire officials pulled the grate away and were able to extract the bird about 20 minutes later.





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