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April 26, 2022 / 4:57 PM

Baby fox rescued from window well of Colorado home

Animal Control officer Meg Stahl of the Greenwood Village Police Department in Colorado rescued a baby fox found stranded in a window well. Photo courtesy of Greenwood Village/Twitter

Animal Control officer Meg Stahl of the Greenwood Village Police Department in Colorado rescued a baby fox found stranded in a window well. Photo courtesy of Greenwood Village/Twitter

April 26 (UPI) -- An animal control officer in Colorado rescued a baby fox found trapped in a home's window well.

Greenwood Village said in a Twitter post that Animal Control officer Meg Stahl, of the Greenwood Village Police Department, responded to a home Tuesday morning on a report of a baby fox in distress.

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Stahl arrived to find the baby fox was trapped in a window well.

"Luckily, she got there in time, as there were two hawks eagerly observing this little guy. He was released and ran joyfully to join his family nearby," the village tweeted.

A window well rescue! GVPD Animal Control Officer Meg Stahl rescued a baby fox that was trapped overnight. Luckily, she got there in time as there were two hawks eagerly observing this little guy. He was released and ran joyfully to join his family nearby. pic.twitter.com/QTquVgNtIR— Greenwood Village (@greenwoodgov) April 26, 2022

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