Posted: Sep 23, 2025 / 04:50 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 23, 2025 / 10:40 PM EDT
- Rescuers save trapped baby raccoon in Georgetown park.
- A raccoon was likely trapped by a fishing lure at the park.
- The baby raccoon was successfully released back into its natural environment.
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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (FOX 56) — Animal rescuers saved a trapped baby raccoon on Friday at a park in Georgetown.
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Scott County Animal Care & Control said the baby likely attempted to catch a fishing lure, mistaking it for a fish at Yuko-En on the Elkhorn.
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The raccoon reportedly became trapped in the plants and was unable to free itself from the vegetation or the lure.
An officer was able to safely contain the juvenile, allowing for the removal of the hooks from its finger.
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“Following a successful surgery, the raccoon was released back into its environment, where it can live a healthy and thriving life,” Scott County Animal Care & Control said.
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