A young Poconos man is being credited for jumping into the Delaware River to save a struggling bald eagle. Sampson Metzgar says he didn’t think about anything other than saving the bird which was struggling in the water. Officials with the Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center say Metzgar jumped in, and grabbed the eagle Monday afternoon. Metzgar is just 19-years-old, but is the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center’s lead avian specialist. The center says he put those handling skills to use on the eagle rescue, the bird survived and is okay.
