Police rescue owl from snowy road in Ilkley

Police on emergency patrol on West Yorkshire's last night were expecting to be rescuing stranded drivers.

But instead it was an owl that they helped after finding the bird in the middle of Countances Way in Ilkley.

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A sergeant helped the cute barn owl to safety.

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