Raccoon Rescued From Sewer Drain In Northampton

NORTHAMPTON (CBS) - A raccoon was rescued from a sewer drain in Northampton on Wednesday.

"Um yeah you up there, can you give me a hand here?" ACO was called to assist the VA Medical Center with this fella pic.twitter.com/o8RfRURizH
— Northampton Police (@NorthamptonPD) August 17, 2016

Pictures shared on Northampton Police's Twitter account showed the raccoon was lodged in one of the holes of the drain at the VA Medical Center, with only its head visible.

A raccoon was rescued from a sewer in Northampton (Image from Northampton PD)

After some time, officers were able to free the raccoon using cooking grease.

The animal was unharmed.