Photo of 'embarrassed' raccoon rescued by firefighters goes viral
Courtesy: City of Dalton Fire Department
It's ok, little guy. We all have those moments.
The City of Dalton Fire Department in Georgia posted a photo this week of an adorable raccoon that appeared to be embarrassed after getting into a situation that it needed rescuing from.
"You never know what the day is going to hold when you show up for your shift as a firefighter," the department wrote on Facebook. "Sure, there may be the occasional cat needing to be rescued from a tree, but a raccoon? That's a new one."
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Firefighters say the wily raccoon went inside a home in Dalton on Monday night looking for snacks and couldn't find its way back out. That's where they came in and helped the little guy get on his way.
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"As you can tell, he was pretty embarrassed about it, but it's really nothing to be ashamed of. We all need a helping hand every now and then."
The crew safely released the raccoon back into the wild "where he'll hopefully be less adventurous in his search for snacks from now on."
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