Dray McMillon, a Texas resident, and his two boys, 14-year-old Daiton and 12-year-old Rylen, came home after a brief vacation. After a few hours, until darkness remained, the family decided to go for a walk in the woods.
Daiton and Rylen came across a few animal holes there, one of which was strewn with soil.
The teenagers noticed a raccoon in it when they looked attentively.
The unfortunate animal was buried up to its neck in the trap and couldn’t get out. Because the lads couldn’t get the raccoon out of the dirt because it was stuck at the bottom of a meter-long hole, they phoned their father for assistance. Things turned out to be horrible upon closer scrutiny. It’s unclear how long the animal had been buried, but it appeared weary. He was choking and trying furiously to get out, but he didn’t have the strength to do so.
Daiton and Rylen arrived barely in time; a few minutes longer and the thirsty raccoon would have perished. Dray and his boys began digging out a woodland resident with the use of a spatula and their hands. As the evening became darker, the family decided to enlist the assistance of volunteers from the Wild West rehabilitation facility, who had greater expertise in animal rescue. The raccoon was ultimately set free after several hours of labor.
Fortunately, except from dehydration, experts found no other health issues in the beast.
Daiton and Rylen were relieved to see the animal they had saved safely go away into the woods. They are grateful for being at the right place at the right moment. After arriving home, the youngsters spent a long time discussing their perceptions of what had occurred with their parents.
“I’m sure people won’t forget this tale anytime soon,” Dray predicts.