Police say teens stole a swan family from a New York village pond and ate the mother swan.
The mother swan had lived in the town for over 10 years; residents are mourning the loss.
An 18-year-old faces charges for theft and killing the swan, which is illegal in New York.
"The mother swan was consumed," Manlius Mayor Paul Whorrall said Wednesday.
Elizabeth Doran/APFor over a decade, Faye and Manny swanned about in the village pond, and each spring hatched and raised cygnets.
Persons:
—, Faye, Paul Whorrall, Ken Hatter, Manny, Whorrall, Elizabeth Doran, Manny swanned, Michael Bean, cygnets, weren't, Hatter
Organizations:
Service, Syracuse
Locations:
New York, Manlius, North America, Syracuse, Salina