The Kissimmee Utility Authority said a raccoon met its untimely end at a substation and in the process caused more than 5,000 customers to lose power. Photo by Huskyherz/Pixabay.com
The raccoon's ill-fated climb caused three primary feeder lines to fail, leading to the power outage.
The feeders were restored between 12:47 a.m. and 12:53 a.m. Wednesday.
The substation is one of 10 serving the Kissimmee area, the utility said.
The raccoon did not survive.
