Posted on 11/21/2025 9:34:50 AM PST by crusty old prospector
A driver in North Carolina told emergency responders that a bald eagle dropped a cat that crashed through her windshield, police said.
The incident happened around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, North Carolina Highway Patrol said. The driver was not injured.
Highway patrol did not provide additional information.
A photo shared by officials showed the car's broken windshield with a massive hole.
In a 911 call, obtained by WLOS-TV, the driver told the dispatcher that the cat did not survive.
"OK, you may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield," the 911 call said, according to WLOS. "It absolutely shattered my windshield."
"I had a witness who was like, 'That is the craziest thing I've ever seen,'" the caller added.
Bald eagles are predatory birds that can stand up to 3 feet tall and have a wingspan stretching more than 8 feet. They weigh between 8 to 14 pounds and can typically carry things between 3 to 5 pounds.
Domestic cats are about 2 feet long and weigh between 5 to 20 pounds. While bald eagles can carry smaller cats, they are not a common prey for the bird.
In 2019, a large catfish crashed through a woman's windshield in North Carolina after reportedly getting dropped by a flying bird.
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A moose once bit my sister.
Was it an African or European bald eagle?
“It’s the Circle of Life.....”
"What do you mean? a Canadian Sphinx or Himalayan cat?"
"What? I...I don't know that....AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
I don’t know about the cat, but I think we are all getting carried away by this thread...
Bald eagle took a cat I had fifteen years ago. Had a good life ( the cat) up until that point.
I don’t know. AIIIEEEE!
Thankfully my cat is a “Domestic Goddess”. I could open every door, every window, and there’s no way she’s going outside.
Did it hit the windshield feet first?
Some days you’re the windshield, some days you’re the cat.
Cat tastes like chicken. I have a friend that stopped eating at a Chinese restaurant tell me.
We need a forensic analysis by Mythbusters. “Do unladen cats dropped by eagles land feet-first or do they do a bit of thumbling?”
Clearly, the cat let the eagle go when he got too high. Actual truth: The car killed the cat OR the cat was already dead before the eagle let go. Cats can survive being dropped at any height. The terminal velocity of a cat which is able to right itself is slow enough that cats can fall from any height and, with a little luck, remain uscathed.
I have seen a squirrel fall from the top of a tree. It knocked the wind out of it but it scampered off. I have also seen two crows fighting and one flipped the other. It fell like an upside down helicopter to the ground. Same thing-it knocked the wind out of it and it re-entered the fight.
In unrelated news, Philadelphia beat Detroit, 16-9. That is unrelated, right? (The Eagles defeated the Kitties?)
I don’t believe this. Who made that windshield? I would have a test run to see if it was defective. That cat would need to be launched from a pumpkin chunker.
What if it was the equivalent to a ghettopotamus cat?
In Phoenix, we have Bobcats and Mountain Lions stopping by for snacks.
I’m surprised the number of people who let their dogs and cats out unsupervised.
“In 2019, a large catfish crashed through a woman’s windshield in North Carolina after reportedly getting dropped by a flying bird.” I’d rather have the catfish than the cat.
Same here. Deep fried and with tartar sauce.
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