Police rescue a raccoon in West Virginia
@Deepizzaguy (109427)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 9, 2025 3:43pm CST
Employees at the United Bank in Huntington West Virginia saw a raccoon who was stranded on a ledge outside of a window since Friday April 18.
The bank employees called the West Virginia Natural Resources Police Officer on Tuesday April 22 in an attempt to catch the raccoon.
The raccoon managed to get away from the police officer and the animal fell down two stories before catching itself and its way up the outside stairs.
The raccoon was taking shelter under a wooden pallet where the police could not reach the raccoon.
Officials are setting a humane trap for the raccoon by using food and water so that veterinarian can take care of the racoon so that the raccoon can be released into the wilderness.
Link is upi.com/4991745425795 via @upi
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@Ineeddentures (791)
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20h
Wow
I really do hope he is out back into the wilderness unharmed.
But, I wonder if he is someone's let and just couldn't find his way home
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@Deepizzaguy (109427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
The raccoon could be someone's pet.
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@Ineeddentures (791)
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9h
@Deepizzaguy
I've seen them on Facebook as pets and they are very clever friendly little animals.
They seem to be really cuddly and all I have seen get on well with other animals
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@RasmaSandra (84693)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22h
How the heck did he get up there? I hope he will be all right,
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@Deepizzaguy (109427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
That is a very good question how did the raccoon got to the ledge.
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@Deepizzaguy (109427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
I also hope that the raccoon will be taken care of as well.
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@innertalks (22693)
• Australia
16h
That is one crafty raccoon, avoiding all attempts at capture for its own good. Let's hope the fall did not injure it too much, and that it is soon captured, and checked over for injuries.
@Deepizzaguy (109427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15h
I also hope that the raccoon is not seriously hurt and can walk into the wild safely.
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