“It died in our arms”: Heartbreak as Brayford cygnet killed by fishing wire

A Lincoln resident has described the traumatic moment a cygnet on the Brayford died after it became trapped in fishing wire this weekend. Passers-by jumped into the water in a desperate attempt to free the baby swan on the afternoon of Sunday, July 2 and one woman attempted to give the bird mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Despite the quick action…