A bald eagle gave Lakewood homeowners quite the scare when it broke through a glass window in their living room on Tuesday morning. Steve and Jessica Hiatt heard what they thought was an intruder break into their home on American Lake. Steve told a local TV station that he went down to check out the noise, which he described as plates and silverware being thrown around, and instead saw a large wing coming out from behind their living room chair.
"I went back upstairs because who wants to deal with talons, right? Didn't sound like a good time," Steve said.
The couple then called the police and a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officer arrived at their house.
After nearly 20 minutes of trying, the eagle managed to fly out the way it came in. Steve and Jessica said they watched the bird take off from their upstairs window and he looked "graceful as ever."
No one in the house was hurt, including the Hiatt's puppy. The only major damage was to their living room window and a nearby plant that "got ripped to shreds."
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