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Jilly_in_VA

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Thu Sep 11, 2025, 03:22 PM Sep 11

Kentucky nurse gives CPR to drunk baby raccoon trapped in a dumpster [View all]

When Misty Combs found a baby raccoon, drunk on fermented peaches and drowning in a dumpster, she knew she had to try to save it.

As a nurse, Combs was well aware of the risks of interacting with a wild animal in distress. She could get attacked. She could even get rabies.

But when she saw the little critter — sopping wet, unconscious and reeking of booze as its mother paced frantically nearby — her caregiving instincts kicked in.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/drunk-raccoon-cpr-1.7630379

Funny but true story. We all need a little levity today.

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