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Free fraud service for UK homeowners living in France
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Flyaway eagle is found 600km away
A bald eagle that escaped from a Brittany show site has been recovered safe 600km away near Montargis, in Loiret.
Dana, with a wingspan of more than 2m, flew away from the Aquashow attraction in Finistère and had apparently survived by eating roadkill. It was trapped by pompiers, then picked up by a zoo falconer.
