Mallard Duck Shot With Mini Crossbow Gun Gets 2nd Chance at Life

Newport Beach Animal Control Officer Nick Ott releases a mallard duck at TeWinkle Park following its rehabilitation after being shot in the neck and cheek with an arrow in Costa Mesa, Calif., on April 28, 2023. Carol Cassis/The Epoch Times

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Following its four-week recovery after being shot in the neck, a mallard duck was released back into the wild April 28 at TeWinkle Park by the wildlife rehabbers that saved its life.

According to Newport Beach Police, the duck had been shot in the neck and cheek with a mini crossbow gun and had spent a day or two with the injury before being rescued in late March.