Fact Check: This is not the Indian Army rescuing a bird stuck in power line 

India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim along with the video to be misleading. This is a 2013 video from Virginia, United States. 

A video of a man on a helicopter rescuing a bird tangled in a power line is viral on social media. The video is being shared with the claim that this daring act was performed by a soldier of the Indian Army.

India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim along with the video to be misleading. This is a 2013 video from Virginia, United States.

With the help of keyword search, we found the same video and screenshots from it carried by multiple media reports in 2013.

A longer version of the video that shows the entire rescue process can be seen below. The video was uploaded by the verified YouTube channel of “WAVY TV 10” on September 19, 2013.

Reports say the video is from Virginia, United States, and the incident took place in September 2013.

According to reports, the video shows a seagull that was stuck in power lines for 24 hours near Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach being rescued. The operation was carried out by Virginia Dominion Power, an American power and energy company.