COLUMBIA —Ruth Payton, an 82-year-old hospice patient, was able to experience watching a bald eagle be released into the wild, something she had always dreamed of. The eagle, Watson, was brought to the Raptor Rehabilitation Project and treated for lead poisoning. Watson was released into the wild on Sunday.
PHOTO GALLERY: 82-year-old's dream of seeing bald eagle fulfilled
Sunday, January 8, 2012 | 7:21 p.m. CST
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