The rescued duck was wounded from a dart on July 24, 2012 in Longview, Wash. For more than a month people have been trying to help the duck on Lake Sacajawea near Longview that had a blow dart through its neck. But the duck could still swim and fly and got away from everyone trying to capture it, until Tuesday. Longview Parks Supervisor Curt Nedved and two employees were able to nab the wily waterfowl in a fishing net. Nedved had to pull out the dart himself because the duck was tangled in the net. (AP Photo/The Daily News, John Markon)
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state duck that had a 4-inch blow dart removed from its neck is back on a Longview lake.
City parks workers released the bird Monday, four days after it was patched up at Ocean Beach Veterinary Hospital in Longview.
Clinic technician Adrienne Myers told The Daily News it's a feisty duck that is healing up well and happy to go home.
The duck attracted attention for more than a month as people tried to help it. But it could still swim and fly, and it got away until it was finally netted July 24 by parks workers.
