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Wildlife rescuers unable to save raccoon stuck in Maumee storm drain

The animal, still stuck in the drain cover, had to be euthanized.
Credit: Nature's Nursery
The animal got its head stuck in a storm drain cover in Maumee sometime on Sunday.

WHITEHOUSE, Ohio — A sad ending to a story that captured people’s hearts on social media on Sunday.

A wildlife officer was called out to help rescue a raccoon that got its head stuck in a heavy iron storm drain cover on Holland-Sylvania Rd. in Maumee.

Credit: Nature's Nursery
The raccoon got its head stuck in a drain cover on S. Holland-Sylvania Rd. in Maumee.

Unfortunately, rescuers were unable to remove the raccoon from the cover and it had to be euthanized.

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