Efforts were continuing on Tuesday to try and save a seagull that was stuck on the roof of the Victoria Mansion in Portland.Mansion staff said the bird was wedged between the spire and a lightning rod, but video taken by Maine’s Total Coverage showed the gull’s wing was pierced and the bird unable to free itself.On Monday, the Portland Fire Department tried to save the bird, but even with their tallest ladder truck and a long pole, firefighters were not able to reach it, coming up about 18 feet short.Mansion staff said on Tuesday they were reaching out to numerous other businesses to look at other options to reach the bird, that was about 70 feet in the air.Mansion staff said there is no access hatch to the roof and there are power lines in front of the building, which is why the fire department had to park its truck on Park Street to try and reach the top. A stone wall around the building was also limiting close access. As of noon on Tuesday, the gull was still alive.
PORTLAND, Maine —
Efforts were continuing on Tuesday to try and save a seagull that was stuck on the roof of the Victoria Mansion in Portland.
Mansion staff said the bird was wedged between the spire and a lightning rod, but video taken by Maine’s Total Coverage showed the gull’s wing was pierced and the bird unable to free itself.
On Monday, the Portland Fire Department tried to save the bird, but even with their tallest ladder truck and a long pole, firefighters were not able to reach it, coming up about 18 feet short.
Mansion staff said on Tuesday they were reaching out to numerous other businesses to look at other options to reach the bird, that was about 70 feet in the air.
Mansion staff said there is no access hatch to the roof and there are power lines in front of the building, which is why the fire department had to park its truck on Park Street to try and reach the top. A stone wall around the building was also limiting close access.
As of noon on Tuesday, the gull was still alive.