From Chris Murphy 01634 686 515
What happens when you leave your pick up outside a supermarket, and have a few fish in the back? Over here, nothing.
In Alaska it gets mobbed by an angry hungry flock of monster BALD EAGLES.
So the driver did the obvious thing called the police to report the aggressive mob.
The whole thing was captured on film by local Tim Moyer.
The flock of eagles had descended on the Safeway car park prompting police intervention.
Public Safety Director Jamie Sunderland said several people called in short succession to report the melee.
He added: One of our officers went over there and there were 40 eagles sitting on, in and around several vehicles in the area.
Sunderland said the eagles were feasting on garbage bags of fish fillets in the bed of the truck, and went on: The owner was trying to get rid of it, but there were so many eagles, he was somewhat alarmed to go near the vehicle, because it was just being swarmed by eagles.
Jessica Earnshaws car was parked next to the truck, and she says she was afraid of getting attacked if she got too close.
She told the local radio station: I put my car alarm on so maybe that would let the eagles go away, but they still didnt.
When Officer Bill Simms arrived, Jessica said he put on his sirens, which scared off some of the eagles, and then he went into the fray.
She said: Hes like, okay, you two, just get your keys ready and then when I shoo them away, run into your cars. And we did.
No one got hurt, and Mr. Sunderland said the truck owner wasnt cited for the incident because the fish didnt make a mess in the car park.
He said: It was just making a giant gathering of eagles, so the answer was to get the waste out of there, and thats what he did.
To see the extraordinary video, go here
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