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Goose with arrow piercing neck dies after surgery

This photo provided by Orange County, Calif., Animal Care shows a goose with an arrow piercing its neck awaiting treatment by veterinarians in Lake Forest, Calif., after its capture in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, April 15, 2015. A worker at the Anaheim Hills Car Wash befriended the goose several days ago and was able to catch it and turn it over to officers from Orange County Animal Care, department spokeswoman Katie Ingram said. Veterinarians at an area bird and wildlife clinic examined the bird and said it appeared to be in good health, except for the arrow that missed all its vital organs, Ingram said. (Orange County Animal Care via AP)
This photo provided by Orange County, Calif., Animal Care shows a goose with an arrow piercing its neck awaiting treatment by veterinarians in Lake Forest, Calif., after its capture in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, April 15, 2015. A worker at the Anaheim Hills Car Wash befriended the goose several days ago and was able to catch it and turn it over to officers from Orange County Animal Care, department spokeswoman Katie Ingram said. Veterinarians at an area bird and wildlife clinic examined the bird and said it appeared to be in good health, except for the arrow that missed all its vital organs, Ingram said. (Orange County Animal Care via AP) This photo provided by Orange County, Calif., Animal Care shows a goose with an arrow piercing its neck awaiting treatment by veterinarians in Lake Forest, Calif., after its capture in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, April 15, 2015. A worker at the Anaheim Hills Car Wash befriended the goose several days ago and was able to catch it and turn it over to officers from Orange County Animal Care, department spokeswoman Katie Ingram said. Veterinarians at an area bird and wildlife clinic examined the bird and said it appeared to be in good health, except for the arrow that missed all its vital organs, Ingram said. (Orange County Animal Care via AP)

By Associated Press 1 min read

ANAHEIM HILLS, Calif. (AP) – An Egyptian goose with an arrow piercing its neck that evaded capture for a week has died after undergoing surgery in Southern California.

Katie Ingram of Orange County Animal Care tells KNBC-TV (http://bit.ly/1cxqOlX) that the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through surgery Wednesday but died a short time after.

She says it’s not clear whether it was directly a result of the arrow injury or some complication from surgery, but veterinarians did all they could.

Animal officials had high hopes for the bird’s recovery after it was finally captured earlier Wednesday by a car wash employee who had befriended it several days earlier.