Raccoon Whose Head Gets Stuck In A Manhole Cover Is Helped By Rescuers
A young raccoon in Michigan found itself in a dangerous spot after getting its head stuck in a sewer cover, and a routine call quickly turned into a rescue mission.
Macomb County Animal Control received the report from a concerned citizen, then sent three deputies to the scene. They found the animal trapped in a painful position, with Chief Jeff Randazzo saying the raccoon had been trying to get out of the grate when it became stuck.
The deputies had to remove the plate and bring it to the ground, then avoid cutting because of the heat the cast iron could create. That decision set up a delicate rescue with the raccoon’s safety on the line.
The deputies concluded that the only method of freeing the young raccoon was to extract its head from the direction it had entered. So, they knocked on the door of a nearby residence to borrow some peanut oil.
It seemed that the raccoon knew it was being rescued when the deputies poured some oil on its neck. They gently twisted and pulled its head, and after 20 minutes, the little guy was finally freed from his predicament.
This also echoes the residents who spotted a deer roaming with its head trapped in an orange container.
The team brought the raccoon for deworming and vaccination at the animal control facility to ensure that it was okay. They observed it for two days and finally released it at the location where it was initially found.
In the same week, another raccoon had to be rescued.
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