Eagles, bears and snapping turtles: wildlife returns to one of US' most famous rivers
The splash was so loud that environmental advocate Lewis Pugh thought someone had jumped off the bridge he was swimming under. But then Pugh, in the midst of a month-long swim down the United States’ Hudson River, saw what had joined him in the water: a bald eagle.
“This majestic creature spread its wings and lifted up right in front of us. I will never forget the sight of it,” says Pugh.