Raccoon With Head Stuck In Sewer Rescued By Police, Public Works

ASHLAND, MA — Talk about a sewer blockage.

A small raccoon got his head stuck in the opening of a sewer grate in an Ashland neighborhood on Saturday afternoon. A resident discovered the raccoon's head poking out of the grate along Stagecoach Lane. He called police to come take a look.

Ashland Sgt. Chris Alberini and Department of Public Works employee Paul McGinnis responded to the scene. They removed the sewer grate from the street with the raccoon dangling from it.

After a few hours of trying, Alberini and McGinnis were able to cut the grate open, freeing the critter.

The pictures they took of the rescue are quite a sight:

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