Raccoon with head stuck in jar rescued from utility pole

Thursday, March 9, 2017
GREENWICH TWP., NJ -- It was just one of those days for a curious raccoon in New Jersey.

The furry mammal was found Wednesday morning with his head stuck in a jar atop a utility pole in Greenwich Township.
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Atlantic City Electric says concerned customers called in to report the unusual scene.



Soon, AC Electric crews arrived and retrieved the raccoon.
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They "freed it from the jar it was stuck in and returned it to the wild," AC Electric says.

We can only imagine the raccoon walked away thinking 'what a day, what a day.'
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