Raccoon stranded at sea rescued by police, wildlife officials

[Judi Lynn]

Raccoon stranded at sea rescued by police, wildlife officials
BY RYAN BALLOGG

MARCH 20, 2019 04:45 PM

A seafaring Florida raccoon found itself in a predicament on Wednesday.

The plucky little land mammal became stranded on a channel marker in Sarasota waters, according to the Sarasota Police Department.

The department’s marine patrol unit received a request for help from Mote Marine Lab workers who noticed the stranded raccoon around 12:15 p.m. while aiding an injured turtle.

The marine patrol coordinated a rescue effort with Mote Marine, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and Longboat Key Police Department.

More:
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article228188769.html

[Karadeniz]

1. Jeez! Why did they continue to work with the net while it was over the water instead

of putting the net and raccoon inside the boat??? Also, you don't try to lift an animal out of an open net. You twist the net and flip it upside down onto a solid surface, a boat say, scruff critter through the net and untangle it then. Scruffed critter then conveyed to carrier. Poor little thing was scared to death!

[sinkingfeeling]

2. The video was great. He was so high up on the channel marker.

Poor little guy. I do know that can be very mean to humans when frightened.