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Wednesday, June 13, 2018 –
9:43am
A plucky raccoon who spent hours climbing the walls of
a skyscraper has become the latest internet obsession.
The creature was spotted last night by Minnesota
Public Radio reporter Tim Nelson on a ledge near the foot of the
Town Square building in St Paul, Minnesota, where the station is
based.
The raccoon had been stranded for two days, he wrote on Twitter,
possibly after becoming trapped while hunting pigeons.
This poor raccoon apparently got itself
stranded on a ledge of the Town Square office building in downtown
St. Paul, likely on an errant mission to raid pigeon nests on the
skyway over 7th Street. It’s been there for two days now, without
food or water. @mprnews pic.twitter.com/fVI5pmdCWq— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 12, 2018
An hour later, Nelson updated his Twitter feed
with the news that the animal had managed to reach the neighbouring
UBS Plaza, a 25-storey skyscraper.
The mammal’s antics caught the attention of
other MPR staff, who began tracking its movements under the hashtag
#MPRraccoon.
That escalated quickly #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/3w5HvnFAhW
— Evan Frost (@efrostee) June 12, 2018
Thousands of Twitter users quickly took the
creature to their hearts, anxiously following a perilous journey
which took the raccoon to the 23rd floor, followed by an equally
nerve-wracking descent to the 17th floor.
I%u2019m going to need one of you to tell me
when it%u2019s safe to look at Twitter again.
And by %u201Csafe%u201D I mean %u201Csometime after #mprraccoon is rescued, swaddled with a fluffy
towel and given some milk and a cookie.%u201D https://t.co/Yhp7H05YTU— Jennifer Brooks (@stribrooks) June 12, 2018
I have a 7 am work flight to catch but
obviously if the raccoon isn%u2019t rescued by then, I%u2019ll just
get another job. #mprraccoon— Matt Ritter (@mattritter1) June 13, 2018
Employees in the neighbouring UBS Plaza shared
up-close photos of their surprise visitor as the animal nimbly
pulled itself up the side of the tower.
My picture from the 13th floor around noon.
Hope he makes it down OK! #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/gfVWysn9iO— Ben (@Johnson88Ben) June 12, 2018
Several pictures showed ‘#MPRraccoon’ taking a
break on window-sills, but staff explained that they could not try
to rescue the stranded animal because the building’s windows do not
open.
He is on the ledge on our floor. He seems to
be doing well. We%u2019ve been told that the building has live
traps on the roof and are trying to get him to go up there. We all
just have to keep our fingers crossed.. #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/HY1PkuFKz0— Paige Donnelly law (@donnelly_law) June 12, 2018
This better be the MN capitol stock photo
from now on. #mprraccoon #TrashPanda pic.twitter.com/2SKoN169OR— Julie Sutton (@bravesgyrl) June 12, 2018
Animal control officials placed food in a humane
trap on the roof of the skyscraper in an attempt to lure the
raccoon to safety.
Performance of Cats interrupted by dog
As the furry freerunner finally neared the top of the building
once more, 17 hours after he was first spotted, thousands tuned
into a live video stream.
For some the tension was too much to
bear:
i haven%u2019t even been this invested in my
own life this poor baby #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/v4Hpp58COH— Sarah, Commander of Cheese (@BookishFeminist) June 13, 2018
Fortunately, the story has a happy
ending.
The #mprraccoon just made it to the roof! Video
courtesy @DPet_KARE11News pic.twitter.com/Wb5xPsANZh— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 13, 2018
After a nerve-shredding final ascent up the sheer wall of the
25th floor, the raccoon was able to scramble onto the safety of the
roof – and the internet took a sigh of relief.
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