ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — One of the two owls rescued by a Minnesota woman in a story that went viral this week has died, but the other is still getting medical care.
Wildwoods Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Duluth said in a Facebook post Thursday that the snowy owl rescued by Annabell Whelan had internal injuries, a broken wing and a broken leg.
“Because the injuries could not be fixed and the bird would be unable to fly again, the kindest option available for this majestic wild bird was a peaceful passing via euthanasia,” the post said.
The great gray owl also rescued by Whelan on Monday suffered broken bones and large soft tissue wounds in a wing, Wildwoods said in the post. The injuries are severe, but veterinarians at The Raptor Center in St. Paul “are doing everything they can to give this bird a chance at recovery,” the post said.
Whelan, a 22-year-old Lake Superior Zoo guest experience manager, found the injured great gray owl on the ground in Two Harbors, Minnesota. She scooped up the owl in a blanket, transferred him to a dog crate in the car and took it to Wildwoods.
Amazingly, Whelan was out with her boyfriend's family later Monday in Duluth when she spotted another injured owl — this one the snowy owl that had collided with a car and was in the grille. Since Wildwoods had already closed, Whelan took the snowy owl home for the night.
Both owls were eventually sent to The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota.
A snowy owl rests at Annabell Whelan’s home after being recovered from the grille of a car in northeastern Minnesota on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, and before she was taken to a wildlife rescue. (AP via Annabell Whelan)
DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Brock Faber scored a wraparound goal 35 seconds into overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied from two goals down midway through the third period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.
Jonas Brodin and Marcus Foligno scored 57 seconds apart in the third to tie the score for the Wild, whose 29 road points (13-3-3) are tops in the league. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves.
Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and an assist giving Dallas a 2-0 lead through two periods. Jake Oettinger, a Minnesota native, stopped 15 shots for the Stars, who are 0-2-1 in their last three home games.
Faber took a pass from Matt Boldy near center ice on the first overtime shift, skated in and behind the net as Oettinger couldn’t move quickly enough from the left post to the right post.
Minnesota played without star forward Kirill Kaprizov, among the league leaders with 23 goals and 50 points, who sat out with a lower body injury.
The Stars played down a man after forward Mason Marchment left late in the first period after being struck in the face by a puck.
Minnesota was also missing forward Joel Eriksson Ek (missed his 11th straight game, lower body) and defenseman Jacob Middleton (seventh straight, upper body).
Wild: A team that took a 2 1/2-hour flight on Friday morning became energized in the third period.
Stars: Dallas went 0 for 3 on the power play, falling to a league-low 9.8% (6 for 61) at home.
Foligno’s shot through traffic banged off the post to tie the score at 11:32 of the third period.
The Wild were outshot 22-9 through two periods, then outshot the Stars 8-7 in the third period and had the only shot in overtime.
Wild host Ottawa on Sunday, and Stars visit Chicago.
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Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger gives up a goal to Minnesota Wild's Marcus Foligno during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) and center Sam Steel (18) defend the goal against Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Stars center Logan Stankoven (11) skates for the puck in front of Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (7) and goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) falls to ice as Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) calls for an end to play after Marchment was hit by a puck in front of Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) defends the goal against Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Stars right wing Evgenii Dadonov (63) breaks away with the puck from Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) on his way to score a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Stars right wing Evgenii Dadonov (63) scores a goal against Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson defends the goal during the the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) is tended to after he was hit by the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber (7) celebrates scoring the winning goal in overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
