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| Metro.co.uk |
They have a reputation for being crafty, but this fox is definitely more on the clumsy side.
It got stuck hanging upside down in a tree, dangling inches away from the surface of the canal, and now everyone knows about its embarrassing moment.
Hahahaha. Oh, sorry
Don’t worry, it’s okay now after the RSPCA was called out to come and rescue it (probably a memorable day at work for staff). Luckily it didn’t rain while it was stuck there, as that would have made the water level rise and the fox could have drowned.
Rescuer Roy Jezard had to borrow a boat from the council to paddle out to reach the fox from the Hythe Military Canal in Kent.
‘I guess the fox had walked across the tree, not releasing the tree was actually hanging over the canal’, said Roy.
‘He’d managed to get himself totally wedged by his back legs in the branches.
‘I am pretty certain if he’d have stuck his tongue out he could have had a drink from the canal.’
Shepway District Council had a boat to clear weeds from the canal, and worker Attila Desics volunteered to give Roy a lift.
‘Once we got near the fox, I was able to get a grasper around his body and pull him on to the boat and pop him in a basket’, said Roy.
‘By this point there was quite a crowd gathering so once I got him they all gave a cheer from the other side of the canal!
‘This fox was an extremely feisty fella despite his ordeal. I checked him over and once he managed to get the circulation back into his legs I released him back to the wild.
'David Monk, leader of Shepway Council, said: ‘I am not surprised to hear that our staff acted so quickly to help the RSPCA. They often go the extra mile for our residents but not often by rescuing local foxes from trees.’
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