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Swan back in river after smashing through skylight

Wildlife Rescue - Moyles Court Square netting with shattered glass and large hole in roof with swan suspended below.Wildlife Rescue - Moyles Court
The swan ploughed through a skylight in the warehouse roof shattering the glass

A swan has been returned to the wild after crash-landing through a glass skylight in the roof of a warehouse.

The mute swan ploughed through the skylight at Lush Cosmetics in Poole, Dorset.

He ended up suspended above the warehouse in netting but climbed out and plunged to the floor after trying to fly off a girder.

The swan had been recuperating from bruising and a cut to his wing at Ringwood-based charity Wildlife Rescue.

Wildlife Rescue - Moyles Court Roof of warehouse with blue steel girder and swan looking over the end.Wildlife Rescue - Moyles Court
Rescue volunteers arrived to find the swan perched on a narrow girder

Staff at the warehouse had called the wildlife charity for help after his unexpected arrival through the roof, which left the swan surrounded by shattered glass.

Mike Meeks, from Wildlife Rescue, said: "He had made a remarkable recovery... if we were to name him, we'd call him 'Lucky'."

The charity said he had been released into the River Avon in the Avon Valley.

Wildlife Rescue - Moyles Court Swan lying on animal hospital bed with medical equipment surrounding him.Wildlife Rescue - Moyles Court
After the crash the swan was taken into the care of the wildlife charity to be fully assessed and examined for injuries

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