January
15, 2019 | 10:18am
An
attacking pair of hawks hiding out in the parking lot of a Florida hotel have
sent more than a dozen people to the hospital, according to a report.
One of
the birds “just swooped down and attacked my head,” Cyndi Mara told
News 13 in describing the terrifying incident that took place
last week.
“[It]
jarred me, and I looked up and saw a bird flying away,” Mara said. “I went
inside, touched my head, washed my hands, and they were bloody.”
The hawk
attack happened in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Brevard County where
several similar attacks have occurred, according to the news outlet.
The
culprits are a breeding pair of hawks that have built a nest in a nearby tree,
News 13 reported.
A
wildlife trapper said the hawks have already attacked 14 people, who were all
hospitalized, including one man who needed 17 stitches.
“The
Holiday Inn here, safety of their guests is their No. 1 priority,” James Dean
of the animal removal service On Point Wildlife Removal said, according to the
news outlet. “And that’s the reason we got on it quickly like we did.”
The
trapper has destroyed the hawks’ nest, but on Monday afternoon at least one of
the birds was spotted flying around nearby, the report said.
According
to News 13, the red-tailed hawks are protected under federal law, but the
trapper said he has permission from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission to capture and release the birds into a wildlife conservation area.
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