The sight of a bird drowning in Halifax harbour, tangled up in fishing line, was too much for Erik Nolan to witness. The 23-year-old, who works at a waterfront restaurant, stripped down to his underwear and jumped into the chilly water Thursday afternoon to rescue the bird. The bird, likely a juvenile seagull, was caught in a fishing line attached to a net between Murphy's restaurant and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Erik Nolan was able to cut the bird free from the fishing line and bring it to shore. After assessing the bird's predicament, Nolan swam back to the wharf, borrowed a knife from a security guard and cut the bird's wing free.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2017 10:02 UTC