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Nova Scotia father and son haul hooked bald eagle out of lake, safely free it on shore

CBC News · August 29, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

Nova Scotia father and son haul hooked bald eagle out of lake, safely free it on shore

Bryan Esbaugh and his 15-year-old son, Wyatt, were fishing on Ponhook Lake in Queens County, N.S., when they accidentally hooked a bald eagle.

After safely untangling the bird on shore, they set it free and playfully dubbed it the "Canadian White-Headed Lake Raptor."

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Nova Scotia father and son haul hooked bald eagle out of lake, safely free it on shore

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