Man Saves Pelican Choking on Fish at the Last Second

Pelicans have an iconic way of feeding and almost always swallow their food whole.

Sounds pretty time-efficient, right? But also dangerous: watch how this man saves a pelican choking on his lunch.

Discovering the Bird in Need

A family is enjoying a lovely day on their boat when they spot a pelican that isn’t having a lovely day at all.

They see how the pelican suspiciously floats in the water, barely moving at all.

It’s when they see the massive fish stuck in its mouth that it all makes sense.

Dad Steps In

The dad gets a hold of the bird in need – initially, the pelican is hesitant, but at this point, it has very little energy left to fight back.

It’s Stuck

Despite pulling and pulling at the fish stuck in its beak it won’t budge – we’re all holding our breath because we know that for every second that passes the pelican is quickly running out of breaths.

A Strange Realization

This is when the dad makes a strange discovery – the fish stuck in the pelican’s throat as a fish hook attached to it!

He manages to pull the hook out, saving both the pelican and the fish in one go.