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Florida firefighters free raccoon found stuck inside jar

Marion County Fire Rescue helps ‘Ricky the raccoon’

Marion County firefighters rescue raccoon. (Marion County Fire Rescue)

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A raccoon stuck in a tree was freed after being found with its head jammed inside a jar in Marion County, according to fire officials.

Marion County Fire Rescue said “Ricky the raccoon” was found Tuesday afternoon in Belleview.

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Firefighters took the animal down, helped him get out of the jar and turned him over to animal control.

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“We are pleased to say that he didn’t suffer any major injuries,” they wrote on Facebook.


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