Parrot Perishes After Saving Ben Rees, A pet parrot died a "hero" by saving his teenage owner from fire at his home.
Cookie the cockatiel squawked, flapped his wings and repeatedly "dive-bombed" Ben Rees, 17, to alert him to the blaze at his home in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, BBC reported on 7-Feb-2013.
Ben escaped through thick smoke and called the fire brigade but Cookie could not be saved.
Parrot dies a Hero.
Ben’s mom Vicky, 48, said: “He was Ben’s guardian angel and died a hero. If Cookie hadn’t squawked like that I’m sure Ben would have died too.”
Cookie has been buried in the family garden.
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Cookie the cockatiel squawked, flapped his wings and repeatedly "dive-bombed" Ben Rees, 17, to alert him to the blaze at his home in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, BBC reported on 7-Feb-2013.
Ben escaped through thick smoke and called the fire brigade but Cookie could not be saved.
Parrot dies a Hero.
Ben’s mom Vicky, 48, said: “He was Ben’s guardian angel and died a hero. If Cookie hadn’t squawked like that I’m sure Ben would have died too.”
Cookie has been buried in the family garden.
Read More:Newstrick
