Photographer requires stitches after close encounter with pair of bald eagles
A Vancouver Island woman who was photographing a pair of bald eagles last week had a close call with the birds after they got a little too up close and personal.
Lisa Bell was photographing the majestic birds near Bowser, BC, on Friday when the pair dove down and punctured her with their talons.
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She said she received two punctures to the jaw and needed three stitches on her finger. She also suffered a three-inch scratch on her chest.
Bell shared images of her injuries on Facebook.
“The two eagles dropped down to leave their mark on me before taking to the skies again,” she said.
On Facebook, Bell said that she is experiencing some soreness but is otherwise OK.
“I just wasn’t expecting it to turn out like it did,” she said. “[One] second they were in the air and next second not.”