North Bay police free skunk with its head trapped in McDonald's cup

Askunk with its headtrapped in a McDonald's McFlurrycup is lucky thanks to the assistance of two North Bay, Ont. police officers.

On August 8 at 2 a.m., Constable Sarah Kavanagh and Constable Jennifer Dix were onpatrol when they spotted a skunk on the streetwith a cup on its head.

The rescue was captured on video by ConstableDix.

Kavanaugh approached the trapped skunk, tracking it for a distance of approximately five metres.

The video shows Kavanaugh made two attempts to free the cup from the skunk's snout.

After a brief struggle, Kavanaughplucked the cup free, and both officer and skunk darted in opposite directions.

There were no reports of spraying.

Police report that Kavanaugh and Dix returned to the scene to retrieve and dispose of the McFlurry cup.