Police say goodbye to freed swan and release it back into Lake Geneva (photo, ©2010 P Brodbeck)

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A swan, trapped by a line from a boat in the harbour in Geneva Saturday morning 13 February, was saved by two photographers and a quick-to-the-rescue Geneva police team. Other swans in the area began to attack the trapped bird, pecking at it. One photographer kept them at bay while the other alerted nearby police, who arrived in their dinghy to save the swan.

The bird would probably have died of exhaustion and stress within the hour if it had not been freed, according to photographer Peter Brodbeck. It was the second swan save of the day for the police team, the boys in blue told the photographers.

Swan-save photos by Peter Brodbeck

copyright 2010 P Brodbeck, all images below

See GenevaLunch swan rescue album: 24 images. Click on images here to view larger.

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