Firefighters rescue swans that froze to an icy Southborough pond
Sunday’s record cold weather, which made steam rise off Boston Harbor and left thousands without power, wasn’t too kind to a group of swans in Southborough, either.
The swans, known to frequent the reservoir during the warmer weather, tried to visit their usual hangout for a leisurely Sunday, but froze to the pond’s surface. Three times in one day, the Southborough Fire Department responded to Parkerville Road to free swans, spraying warm water under them until their feet and feathers thawed.
Chief Joe Mauro said that the department has helped dogs or deer get off the ice, but this was the first time they performed a swan rescue.
“There’s usually certain areas of the reservoir where there’s open water,’’ he told Boston.com. “They usually migrate somewhere else, and I think just because it was such a cold blast for that 24 to 48 hour period, they got stuck.’’
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