A Massachusetts raccoon that was stuck on top of a high-voltage electric pole for three days is safe after townspeople, police and the power company banded together to get him back on the ground.
Neighbors in Berlin spotted the animal on Thursday morning and posted about it on social media.
While National Grid workers and police figured out how to get the animal down from his precarious perch above the pavement, residents placed hay around the bottom of the pole in case he fell off.
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A raccoon who was stuck on top of a utility pole in Berlin, Massachusetts, was rescued after three days
Townspeople, police and the power company banded together to get him back on the ground safely
Animal Rescue League of Boston workers got a boost to the top of the utility pole from a boom lift
After National Grid workers shut off the juice to the power lines, an emergency team from the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston got a boost to the top of the pole from a boom lift.
The team was able to corral the raccoon into a large net and get him on the ground, but the rescue attempt didn’t end there, according to WHDH.
The raccoon, who was injured and dehydrated, was able to slip out of the net and he made a break for it before being recaptured after scampering for more than a hundred feet.
Danielle Genter of the ARL team was able to chase him down and get him in a transport cage.
She said: ‘The rescue went about as smooth as we’d hoped for, in a high traffic street.’
The little guy was brought to a wildlife rehabilitation center for medical attention and recovery.
The team was able to corral the raccoon into a large net and eventually get him back on the ground
The raccoon made a break for it (left) before he was tracked down and put into a transport cage (right)
After the pole ordeal (left), the little guy was brought to a wildlife rehabilitation center for medical attention
Berlin resident Karen Blakeney thanked the ARL with a note.
‘I wanted to thank everyone involved from your wonderful organization for rescuing the raccoon by my house in Berlin today,’ Blakeney said.
‘You did a truly outstanding job and the world is such a better place with people like you in it…
‘Thank you again for the important work you do every day!’
The ARL added a note of its own: ‘A big THANK YOU to all of the concerned Berlin residents, the Berlin police department, and the National Grid for helping to bring an injured raccoon to safety!’