![A racoon with its head stuck in a storm drain in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday, August 1, 2024](https://media.necn.com/2024/08/image_55bf50.png?resize=320%2C180&quality=85&strip=all)
This is the face of a bad day.
A raccoon gave an especially mournful look before being rescued from a storm drain in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thursday morning. Local firefighters shared photos of the effort it took to free the critter on Harvey Street near Russell Field.
It took a long time — rescuers had to remove the storm drain with the animal's head still stuck inside — but the racoon got out without being hurt, thanks to some olive oil from a neighbor, according to firefighters.
Here are more photos of the raccoon rescue: