Steven Sea-gull rescued from house roof by firefighters
Firefighters rescued a seagull from the roof of a house in Wolverhampton – and later named the bird Steven after the Hollywood actor.
The firefighters from Tettenhall fire station sprung into action to rescue the young bird which was stuck on a roof in Sharrock Street, near the city centre, on Wednesday morning.
It is believed the seagulls had been nesting in the roof of the house – and the infant had strayed too far and got his wing trapped in the guttering.
After he was rescued by the team, they later nicknamed the infant bird Steven – in a comedy tribute to American actor and producer Steven Seagal. The RSPCA later took the bird to a vets.
The team shared a video of the rescue on their Twitter page – which saw the station's newest recruit climbing a ladder to rescue Steven.
They said: "Animal rescue, it's a Gull's life. Kieran, the latest addition to the Tettenhall Purple Watch team to the rescue.
"We nicknamed the rescued infant seagull Steven."
Dean Marandola, Tettenhall fire station watch commander, said: "We were called out by the RSPCA to rescue the bird at around 10.20am this morning, at a property in Sharrock Street, Wolverhampton.
"We were told by the RSPCA that at this particular house, the seagulls were nesting in the chimney. It is believed one of the infant birds strayed too far, rolled down the roof and got it's wing trapped in the guttering.
"We sent one of our new trainees Kieran up a ladder to rescue the bird. The RSPCA took the bird to the vets afterwards, as he had damaged his wing."
Mr Marandola added: "It was just because it was a seagull so we named him Steven after the actor!"
