A swan in distress has been rescued after it became trapped in the ice.
Firefighters were called to the scene on Slyne Road in Lancaster at 5.58pm yesterday, reports Lancashire Live.
Appliances were called to free the animal that was stuck, and the swan was able to be rescued with the help of a ceiling hook.
The bird was only freed with the help of specialist PPE and equipment.
Members of the public are now being warned to think about their own safety first, and not to enter open water or frozen areas.
A spokesperson for the fire service: "The second animal rescue turn out this evening for @PenworthamFire to rescue another swan trapped by #Ice.
"Specialist PPE and equipment used. We always advise members of the public consider their own safety first and not enter open water or frozen areas. #WaterSafety."
Fire crews were in attendance at the scene for about 30 minutes.
Last month, a woman bravely jumped into a river to save a panicking young swan after spotting it swimming in circles while "honking and crying".
Katie Chalmers, 43, entered the water without hesitation to save the distressed cygnet in a video that has since gone viral on TikTok.
The recruitment agency managing director became concerned after she saw the swan swimming in circles while she was out for a run.
She thought the bird had been caught in fishing line, sprang into action and pulled the swan from the River Witham, near Boston, Lincolnshire.
Katie had to contend with the cygnet's protective mother as, once she got near, it attacked her and she was "clonked by a wing".
She soon realised the stricken bird was not trapped, but had suffered some form of episode.
The qualified rescue diver took the cygnet to a specialist, who liaised with local vets, and came to the conclusion it was suffering some kind of trauma - but not bird flu.
She said: "I challenged myself to run a mile every day for 30 days, so went on a big run into town. I got onto the riverbank and I could hear the honking of the swans in the water.
"I watched this cygnet swimming round and round and the more I looked at it, I was convinced it was entangled in fishing wire. I got it in my mind it was tied in its beak as was not breaking the circle. It horrified me as it didn't have control.
"I thought 'what do I do?' My first thought was to leave it alone and I thought about ringing the RSPCA, but it was bad signal. I thought if I'm going to do something. I need to do it now."
Katie, who lives on a farm and describes herself as an animal lover, bravely went into the river as the current was calm.
She added: "I was half expecting to be attacked by the swan. The mother bird did go for me, but then she backed off and climbed out of the water."
