<div><p>It was not uncommon for this Missouri man to see wild animals on his trip home. He lives on a farm, so nature is right outside his doorstep. </p><p>"I take the dogs out every morning and I noticed that eagle hanging from the tree, and the closer I got, I realized the eagle got tangled up in fishing line," <a href="http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Bald-eagle-rescued-in-Taney-County-417844413.html">said</a> Alan Raetz.</p><p>Alan didn't want to leave the animal to figure it out on its own, so he called volunteer firefighter Brian Chaney for help with the rescue. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1-6.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1-6_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1-6_GH_content_650px.png 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>"It's in quite a predicament hanging," Chaney said. "I just shimmied up the tree, pulled him to me and then worked on cutting the string off of him."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2-6.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2-6_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2-6_GH_content_650px.png 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>It took the firefighter 45 minutes to free the 30-pound bird from the web of line. The eagle was unharmed by the events and was able to swim to the shore and fly away. </p><p>Watch the video and see this amazing rescue. </p><p><script> jwplayer.key="Xb4pq7jNsbZ4Vfx+msWU558xEnsZPO4TpfmMIQ==";</script></p><div id="player"></div><p></p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>What would you have done if you found an animal like this? </p></div>