North Carolina driver says bald eagle dropped cat through her windshield: 'You may not believe me'

A driver in North Carolina narrated a dispatcher that a cat carcass crashed into her windshield along a highway after the feline was dropped from the sky by a bald eagle The woman called on Wednesday morning to analysis the occurrence saying that a bald eagle dropped the cat into the tourist side of her front windshield on U S Road in Swain County near Bryson City which is located about miles southwest of Asheville It is unclear if the cat slipped from the eagle's talons or was dropped intentionally You may not believe me but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield the driver revealed on the call It absolutely shattered my windshield FLORIDA WOMAN WRESTLES ALLIGATOR TO RESCUE PUPPY IT DRAGGED INTO CREEKThe dispatcher calmly responded Okay I do believe you honestly before guffawing The driver disclosed another person also observed the cat dropping from the sky He's like 'That is the craziest thing I ve ever seen ' I'm like 'Really ' the driver disclosed The dispatcher replied Oh my goodness Let's see I've heard crazier Well that's terrifying the caller responded prompting more nervous laughter from the dispatcher After receiving the driver's location the dispatcher noted she would send the Highway Patrol to conduct a document Another question Is the cat still alive the dispatcher questioned The cat was not alive and the caller explained the cat was on the side of the road rather than inside her truck Okay I have to ask just to make sure the dispatcher stated North Carolina Wildlife Materials Commission's Kendrick Weeks noted the cat could have been roadkill grabbed by the eagle But they can take animals the size of a cat he noted It is much harder for them to take a live cat than a dead cat They usually don t prey on something they don t find palatable And scavenging is a common behavior in bald eagles SOFI STADIUM HAWK STOLEN DURING RAMS CHAMPIONSHIP LOCATED SECOND HAWK REMAINS MISSINGWeeks declared eagles and other raptors can drop prey for several reasons including due to a poor grip or if the prey is biting or otherwise struggling and the birds are wanting to prevent injury to themselves Prey can also be dropped if a raptor is being harassed by another bird or if the prey becomes too heavy to carry Certain raptors may also drop prey to kill it but that tactic is uncommon for bald eagles The Associated Press contributed to this overview