The injured animal landed in the fast lane of the roadway near Exit 33 in Bayside around 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
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The officers blocked traffic while they picked up the bird, which was bleeding from her wing and foot.
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They took the 20-pound swan back to the 111th Precinct before she was taken to an animal rescue for treatment.
This is not the first swan rescue to make headlines recently.
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Just last month, a group of determined New Yorkers came to the rescue of an injured swan at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
That swan received a ride from some good Samaritans before hopping on the subway to get to a clinic where she is recovering.
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