Skyscraper-Climbing Raccoon In St. Paul Is Safe – Internet Is Thrilled

A raccoon that was found scaling the side of a skyscraper in St. Paul, Minnesota, got the internet’s attention as they watched the furry daredevil reach the roof to safety.

Local reporters of the Minnesota Public Radio have been reporting on its journey and even dubbed it the #MPRraccoon on social media, winning the hearts of many.

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It all started when the raccoon was spotted in downtown St. Paul on Monday near the Town Square building. He was only a few stories up when maintenance workers tried to get it down on Tuesday, but the raccoon became scared and started to climb up the nearby UBS Tower.

Office workers of the building began to document the raccoon as he made an appearance on every floors’ windows. They also began to provide updates as it became visibly tired and hungry.

My picture from the 13th floor around noon. Hope he makes it down OK! #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/gfVWysn9iO

— Ben (@Johnson88Ben) June 12, 2018

The #mprraccoon is doing a little grooming now that he’s a social media star. You know, on a 23rd floor window ledge. @MPRnews pic.twitter.cpom/pGcwh7OJ6L

— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 12, 2018

After coming to the conclusion that putting a firefighter over the side of the building would not only be unsafe for both the firefighter and raccoon, but also could frighten it and cause it to fall, animal control decided to put a trap on the roof.

For those of you worried about #mprraccoon: I’ve talked to wildlife experts, who say getting close to raccoon may invite attack or prompt it to leap or fall from ledge. Fire officials say they can’t in good conscience risk a life putting a FF over the side of bldg for a raccoon.

— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 12, 2018

We’re standing by to hear from animal control officials in St. Paul to see if the #mprracoon found the cat food and live trap waiting for it atop the 23-story office tower the animal finally climbed atop just before 3A CDT.

— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) June 13, 2018

By Wednesday morning, the raccoon made it to the roof and safely into the cage with cat food waiting for its arrival. Wildlife Management Services have decided to take it to a safe and undisclosed location.

 

After a delicious meal of soft cat food, #mprraccoon has been caught and will be picked up by Wildlife Management. Goodbye friend! pic.twitter.com/twcBPpjOQk

— UBS Plaza (@ubs_plaza) June 13, 2018

Following its rescue, the internet applauded the raccoon for its treacherous journey to the top.

A FREAKING WARRIOR 💪🏾 #mprraccoon pic.twitter.com/5u8tXwbtdS

— Calvin Booker (@atxcalvin) June 13, 2018

Not the hero that we expected, but the hero that we needed. #mprraccoon

— Paula Carlson (@PRCarlson) June 13, 2018

#MPRraccoon taught us a lesson:
You may feel alone and tired but no matter how small u feel, the world is watching.
Haters will diminish ur struggle &hope u fall along the way but you’ll never know how badly the rest of us want u to reach the top.
So don’t give up, keep climbing.

— thania (@thaniam11) June 13, 2018