A raccoon trapped in a tractor-trailer’s engine compartment was rescued and set free in Arapahoe County last week, according to the sheriff’s office.
“The baby raccoon was sleeping (these guys are nocturnal) and wasn’t exactly happy about being woken up, but it eventually grabbed onto the catch pole and was pulled out safely and unharmed,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a .
Photos posted by the sheriff’s office show the raccoon and, once rescued, that animal services officers used to pull it out.
The Arapahoe County officers returned the raccoon to its natural habitat after the daring rescue at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, sheriff’s officials said in the post.
The sheriff’s office on June 21, taking over from Arapahoe County’s .
Officers responded to more than 100 incidents involving dogs, cats, rabbits, foxes, snakes and raccoons in unincorporated Arapahoe County during the first month, sheriff’s officials said.
