Helping a Heron Hooked by a Fishing Line

Occurred on November 21, 2022 / St. Augustine, Florida, USA

Info from Licensor: "I was fishing a pond in Saint Augustine, Florida. I cast my plastic worm about 3 feet away from shore. Soon after the worm hit the water, the great blue heron swooped down and dove in after the worm. When he came back up, he had hooked himself in the beak. I thought about cutting the line, but I did not want to leave the hook in the heron’s beak. So I gently pulled the heron toward me and removed the hook from its beak."