Crime & Safety
Dam Big Rescue: Troopers Save Beaver Lost On I-405
The wayward rodent was spotted near downtown Bellevue. Watch the video of his rescue.

BELLEVUE, WA - A large beaver was spotted ambling along the shoulder of I-405 in Bellevue on Friday afternoon. But the beaver made it back to the safety of a nearby creek with the help of a few Washington State Patrol troopers.
The rodent rescue happened around 5 p.m. Friday near Southeast 8th Street, according to WSP. That location is right above Richards Creek at the north end of the Mercer Slough.
Watch a trooper help the beaver back to safety here: https://twitter.com/wspd2pio/s...
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