PORTLAND, Ore. — A flight out of Portland International Airport was delayed last week when flight crew saw a owl in a plane.
KGW reported that a barn owl was in the wheel well of a small PenAir plane.
Crew members found the owl during pre-flight checks, according to KGW. They were able to get the owl out of the well and release it in a safe location.
The plane was at the airport overnight and was stored in an older hanger that typically has owls around it, according to an airline spokesman.
After a 25-minute delay, the flight took off for Eureka, California.
Watch a video of the owl after it was taken out of the plane in the video from KGW below.