It Takes Guts to Hug a Bald Eagle

Emmett Blois is a rafting guide on the Shubenacadie River in Nova Scotia. He was out on the river and spotted a bald eagle that had been caught in the tidal bore and was too waterlogged to fly. The eagle, a large predator with powerful jaws and talons, was exhausted but still scared enough to cause injury. Yeah, she bit Blois. But he held her tight for an hour to get her to the Hope for Wildlife rehabilitation center. Blois wouldn't trade the experience of holding a bald eagle for anything.