Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Firefighters Rescue Owl Trapped in Kite String
In a city in Maharashtra, India, an owl got stuck in a kite string and was hanging upside down from a wire.
A man named Amit Khairnar saw the owl and called the fire department for help.
The firefighters arrived and carefully lowered the wire to bring the owl down safely.
They then removed the string from the owl's wing and took it to a vet.
A video of the rescue was shared on Instagram and has gone viral, with many people praising the firefighters and Khairnar for their quick action and care for the owl.
An owl was rescued from a kite string in Pimri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra.
The owl was dangling upside down from a wire, with predatory birds circling.
Amit Khairnar spotted the owl and called the fire department for help.
Firefighters carefully lowered the wire to bring the owl down safely and removed the string from its wing.
A video of the rescue went viral on Instagram, garnering over 614,000 views and praise from social media users.
- Who
- Firefighters and Amit Khairnar
- What
- Rescue of an owl trapped in kite string
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Pimri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra
- Why
- Owl was helplessly dangling from a wire, with predatory birds circling
- Location
- Pimri-Chinchwad, Maharashtra
- Rescuers
- Firefighters
- Incident Cause
- Kite string (manjha)
- Video Views
- 614,000+
- Rescue Method
- Lowered wire from nearby building