“In many residential areas, raccoons are considered pests. But when a baby raccoon got caught in a Dearborn Heights sewer grate, city workers sprang into action to save the animal. Department of Public Works Director Bill Zimmer was in his front yard late Wednesday morning when he noticed the critter. It was stuck head-first in the center of a large iron sewer grate, Zimmer told colleagues. The animal got trapped after apparently climbing out of a storm drain along Ecorse Creek, Dearborn Heights Emergency Manager Robert Ankrapp said. And it was an emergency indeed — if you asked the raccoon.” w/ photos
