NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – A raccoon was rescued from a sewer drain in Northampton on Wednesday, and the picture tells a thousand words. 

A picture shared on Northampton Police’s Twitter account shows the raccoon lodged in one of the holes of the drain at the VA Medical Center, with only its head visible, CBS Boston reported. 
"Um yeah you up there, can you give me a hand here?" ACO was called to assist the VA Medical Center with this fella pic.twitter.com/o8RfRURizH


— Northampton Police (@NorthamptonPD) August 17, 2019
After some time, officers were able to free the raccoon using cooking grease.


The animal was unharmed.