Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe April 27 (UPI) -- Firefighters responded to the median of the Massachusetts Turnpike to conduct an unusual rescue of a raccoon stranded at the top of a light pole. The Newton Fire Department responded with a ladder truck Monday when a raccoon was spotted stranded atop a street light on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton. Advertisement A video recorded by witness Ari Herzog shows firefighters climbing the ladder and using a pole to ensnare the raccoon and carry it to safety. The raccoon was brought down in a box, but Herzog said that once the firefighters reached the ground the animal broke free and ran away from its rescuers. Read More Transparent-bottom pool to open between London high-rises Venezuelan athlete awarded Guinness record for 50-foot triple jump Mother dog, puppies rescued from Texas storm drain
