Veterinarians make alarming discovery after operating on swan with lump in its neck: 'Ghost gear'

Veterinarians make alarming discovery after operating on swan with lump in its neck: 'Ghost gear'

An abandoned fishing hook was recently found lodged in a swan's throat, according to Sussex World.  What's happening? Volunteers from West Sussex Wildlife Protection were called to Chichester Lakeside Holiday Park to examine a female swan caught in an abandoned fishing line. While the swan managed to free itself, it had a lump in its neck. The first veterinarians who examined the swan were unable to clear the swan's throat, but a specialist at a…