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"The lid had come off the container which is how he'd tumbled in, and there was no way he could have climbed out on his own," RSPCA Animal Collection Officer Joe White said.
White said the employee had stayed with the badger until help arrived.
"Using special equipment, I was able to gently lift him out, although he was really quite heavy," White said. "After popping him inside a carrier, I gave him a really good check over and could see he wasn't injured, and like most wild animals, he was just very keen to get away from us, so I then released him and watched him scuttle off -- it was clear he knew exactly where he was going."