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Strangers help rescue raccoon stuck in tree above Kinnickinnic River

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By TJ Dysart Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — When Patrick Housefeld noticed a raccoon dangling from a tree branch above the Kinnickinnic River for three days, he knew he had to do something. “Everybody just said, ‘It’s sad, let’s just let nature take its course,'” Housefeld said. Housefeld lives near 13th and Harrison Avenue, just across the way from the raccoon he named Ricky. Ricky hung helplessly last Friday. House…

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Holyoke resident and police rescue raccoon stuck in storm drain

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - A raccoon was freed from a storm drain in Holyoke on Monday by police officers with the help of a concerned resident. Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan said that on Monday, officers in front of the Holyoke Police Department were waved down by Fernando Rivera, Jr., who reported seeing a raccoon stuck in a storm drain in Heritage Park. Police found the raccoon's head lodged in the storm drain cover and unable to escape. …

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