(File Photo of a New Brighton Borough Sign)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) A wildlife rescue confirms that a young eagle died after it was likely hit by a train in Beaver County.

According to the Tamarack Wildlife Center, the eagle, which had recently fledged its nest at Big Rock Park in New Brighton, was spotted struggling in the water on July 19th by local photographers and park visitors.

They worked with a Pennsylvania Game Commission officer to catch it and take it to the Tamarack Wildlife Center in Saegertown for emergency care because they noticed that the bird was in distress.

The wildlife center affirmed that the eagle underwent a full medical evaluation when it arrived.

However, it could not be saved from its injuries.