Young swan captured drowning itself after the death of its mother

Source: Agencies | January 12, 2015, Monday |

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This is the moment a young swan apparently drowned itself in distress after the death of its mother, Daily Mail reported.

Hiker Yan Yan Hsiao captured the moment the swan appeared to commit suicide, said the report.

She said she only noticed the young bird because it was making a commotion and flapping its wings in the water, according to the report.

Apparently traumatized by the death of another bird, the swan stuck its head in the water, and minutes later, was also dead.

She said: 'I looked over and saw the swan which was clearly a young animal alongside an older bird that was clearly dead.

'She had either died because of the cold or old age but either way the young bird was very distressed.

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