An owl trapped high up in a tree, dangled in string and hanging upside down, has a successful rescue mission thanks to the help of CPW officers. Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife ...

"The owl was in shock when we got it down from the tree," Cooper said. They could see the owl needed veterinary assistance, but someone with experience handling wild raptors.

>> HE WAS ACTUALLY HANGING THIS WAY FROM THE TREE AND HE WAS CAUGHT RIGHT UP HERE. JOHN: MIKE HOSKINSON SAYS THE POUND AND A HALF, TWO-YEAR-O MALE OWL WAS DEHYDRATED, HAVING SPENT THE NIGHT ...

Somehow the owl managed to survive a terrifying ordeal that may have lasted several days before being rescued by chance. Whoever strung the bird up from an 8ft high branch had meant to cause it ...