Raccoon scales St. Paul office tower, captivating public
A raccoon stranded on the ledge of a building in St. Paul, Minnesota, captivated onlookers and generated interest on social media after it started scaling an office building.
Onlookers and reporters tracked the critter's progress at it climbed the UBS Tower on Tuesday, interrupting work and causing anxiety for some. By Wednesday morning it had made it to the roof of the building, easing fears that it would plummet to its death.
St. Paul Animal Control put a trap and cat food on the roof, hoping to bring the raccoon down safely.
Nearby Minnesota Public Radio branded the raccoon with the hashtag #mprraccoon. The woodland creature also had its own Twitter account, with one tweet saying, "I made a big mistake." Many feared for the raccoon's safety.
The raccoon was first spotted on a ledge on Tuesday morning.
I made a big mistake. #mprraccoon
— The MPR Raccoon (@TheStPaulRacco1) 12 June 2018
St Paul Raccoon on the move. Moved up one more level then stopped. HERE'S VIDEO: pic.twitter.com/0A0b8R4eXJ
— E Linares (@WCCOEL) 12 June 2018
I can hardly stand this anymore. 17th floor. #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/CkhMlVyEqY
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) 13 June 2018
This face reminding us that all creatures have value #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/l5twbnxxm7
— DNR (@doakrokey) 13 June 2018
Oh nothing just a raccoon hanging out on the 22nd floor of UBS Plaza downtown. pic.twitter.com/XaXE9XExxD
— Tad Vezner (@SPnoir) 12 June 2018
He’s going down, brave #MPRraccoon now around 16th floor down from 23rd pic.twitter.com/WuFiQN0xq2
— bengarvin (@bengarvin) 13 June 2018
He made a run for it! Still stuck though. pic.twitter.com/8Z7KTK8K1y
— Evan Frost (@efrostee) 12 June 2018
Town Square employees are now trying to get the #mprraccoon down with a 2x4 ladder thing. @MPRnews pic.twitter.com/SBV4pPvtPG
— Evan Frost (@efrostee) 12 June 2018
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