You Won’t Believe What A Bald Eagle Dropped On A Driver’s Car In North Carolina

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Imagine this.

You are driving in your car to work and boom!

All of the sudden you find a cat crashing through your vehicle’s windshield.

A driver in North Carolina experienced exactly that!

The Associated Press provided more details on the bizarre incident:

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front windshield along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In a call to 911, the unidentified driver on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, near Bryson City, told a dispatcher that a bald eagle dropped the cat. Bryson City is about 65 miles (104 kilometers) southwest of Asheville.

It’s not clear if the feline slipped from the eagle’s talons Wednesday morning or was discarded simply because the big bird didn’t have a taste for it.

“You may not believe me, but I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield,” the incredulous driver said on the recorded 911 call. “It absolutely shattered my windshield.”

Take a look at the aftermath here:

I won't complain about love bugs anymore. Imagine this! A bald eagle flew by this car on US-74 in North Carolina yesterday, dropping a cat through the windshield. The driver was OK. That cat didn't make it. From NC Highway Patrol. pic.twitter.com/kmFFViVZGP

— Mike's Weather Page (@tropicalupdate) November 20, 2025

Here’s the 911 call:

A driver called 911 in North Carolina, claiming a bald eagle dropped a cat through their windshield on US-74 early Wednesday morning, shattering the glass.

The driver told the dispatcher that a witness called it "the craziest thing" they had ever seen. pic.twitter.com/0IfKwRJ0Q3

— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) November 21, 2025

Discover Magazine reported how much weight bald eagle’s can carry:

Bald eagles and golden eagles can carry several pounds, depending on wind resistance. In a 1940 study in Nature, scientists wondered how much weight an eagle could carry. Given the birds’ relatively large size, they were curious if they could carry their own weight or more. They found eagles can only lift a fraction of their own weight.

Working with a trained golden eagle, the researchers strapped various weights to its legs and measured how far it could fly. The bird flew easily with two-pound weights but strained with four-pound weights. It couldn’t fly past 14 yards when carrying an eight-pound weight.

Depending on a pet’s size, a raptor could pick up a small cat, puppy or small dog. But they may not be able to carry it as intended, and the animal could be dropped from a deadly height.

In Austin, construction workers said they heard a dog crying and saw a hawk-like raptor drop a one-pound chihuahua puppy. The workers rushed the puppy to the emergency vet, where it received treatment for its puncture wounds. The puppy survived and was placed with a foster family while it healed.

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