A man has saved the life of a pelican who was stuck in the middle of a waterway by picking her up and kayaking her to shore before releasing her entangled wing.
Rowley Goonan said he received concerned calls from a friend who saw a female pelican stuck in discarded fishing line on the Gold Coast's Burleigh waterway.
Mr Goonan, founder of a wild bird rescue business, said his friend had seen the distressed pelican 'thrashing and struggling to get free'.
Rowley Goonan (pictured) has saved the life of a distressed pelican who was stuck in the middle of a waterway by picking her up and kayaking her to shore before releasing her fishing wire entangled wing
'Fishing line entangled around a wing was preventing it from getting airborne and flying away which could have been disastrous,' Mr Goonan said in a post on Facebook.
The Wild Bird Rescues Gold Coast founder had to think quick to help the terrified pelican.
He told the Gold Coast Bulletin he asked to borrow a kayak from a stranger to rescue the bird.
'I managed to get on the kayak, quietly moved in and grabbed the fishing float. Then I pulled her gently towards me,' he told the publication.
Mr Goonan kayaked 500m with the pelican before removing the fishing line which was caught under her wing and set her free.
Mr Goonan's friend Mandy (pictured) had held the pelican's beak back while he untangled the fishing line from her wing
He said his friend Mandy had held her beak while he untangled the fishing line.
Mr Goonan said the pelican suffered from some minor chafing on her wing but she was well and free to fly.
'Just going for a paddle with my peli!' he said on Facebook, accompanied by a photo of him and the rescued pelican.
He also sent a stern warning out to other fisherman.
'Never, ever set a fishing line and leave it unattended,' he said.
(Pictured) Mr Goonan releases the female pelican back into the water after removing the entangled fishing line from her wing
'Just going for a paddle with my peli!' Mr Goonan said on Facebook, accompanied by a photo of him and the rescued pelican
Mr Goonan picked up the pelican and put it on his kayak, paddling to shore where he removed the fishing wire and later releasing the bird back into the water.
People have taken to social media praising Mr Goonan for saving the pelican's life.
'There can be no doubt this man is a living legend to all the bird life on the Gold Coast, keep up the great work mate,' one man said.
'Well done ... a true wildlife warrior,' another said.
Mr Goonan's good Samaritan act comes just a week after a lifeguard rescued a Port Jackson shark that washed up on Sydney beach.
The lifeguard picked up the shark and put him on his board before paddling him about 300m to the open ocean.
Mr Goonan's good Samaritan act comes just a week after a lifeguard rescued a Port Jackson shark that washed up on Sydney beach
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